# Arati Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Arati

Arati is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,789 people in 522 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,789people (2011)
- 522households
- 86.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arati

Of every 100 households in Arati in 2011, 48 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arati · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**50%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****16%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Arati?

■ Arati · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**917

Working population ****26.9%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.5% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (25%) · **■** Marginal 368 (49%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Madhaipur5,140 people
- Tetikhala3,168 people
- Laskarbandh3,048 people
- Shankarpur2,915 people
- Dhabani2,763 people
- Bansol2,755 people
- Nutandanga2,615 people
- Balijuri2,599 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arati?2,789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arati in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arati?86.9% (Census 2011)