# Ara Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Ara

Ara is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 291 households**, the 53rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 291households
- 59.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ara

Of every 100 households in Ara in 2011, 36 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ara?

■ Ara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**963

Working population ****37.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 83 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (54%) · **■** Household industry 47 (10%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 37 (8%)

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 Kalna - II

- Arjuna1,393 people
- Kanibamni1,393 people
- Banshai1,322 people
- Dwariatan1,258 people
- Kuledaha1,235 people
- Rahatpur1,234 people
- Pindira1,213 people
- Atkatia1,208 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ara?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ara in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ara?59.1% (Census 2011)