# Arra Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Arra

Arra is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,821 people in 671 households**, the 27th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,821people (2011)
- 671households
- 77.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arra

Of every 100 households in Arra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arra · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**87%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****48%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Arra?

■ Arra · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**953

Working population ****39.8%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 74.3% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (32%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (34%) · **■** Marginal 202 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhatar

- Palar3,149 people
- Kubajpur3,064 people
- Kalapahari3,034 people
- Kulchanda2,859 people
- Khurul2,797 people
- Palsana2,740 people
- Erachya2,716 people
- Shunur2,710 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arra?2,821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arra in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arra?77.8% (Census 2011)