# Arjuna Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Arjuna

Arjuna is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 301 households**, the 49th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 301households
- 86.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arjuna

Of every 100 households in Arjuna in 2011, 54 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arjuna · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**46%

Tap water ****54%**

**20%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

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 Arjuna?

■ Arjuna · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**963

Working population ****39.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.1% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (39%) · **■** Household industry 41 (7%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%)

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

- Tala1,461 people
- Agradaha1,439 people
- Dakshin Durgapur1,438 people
- Patilpara1,423 people
- Kanibamni1,393 people
- Banshai1,322 people
- Dwariatan1,258 people
- Ara1,245 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arjuna?1,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjuna in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arjuna?86.1% (Census 2011)