# Arangabad Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Arangabad

Arangabad is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,131 people in 259 households**, the 45th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,131people (2011)
- 259households
- 72.4%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arangabad

Of every 100 households in Arangabad in 2011, 26 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arangabad · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****6%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**33%

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 Arangabad?

■ Arangabad · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**966

Working population ****27.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (46%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 36 (12%)

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 Katwa - I

- Debkunda1,349 people
- Gopkhanji1,337 people
- Mera1,321 people
- Debagram1,177 people
- Depara1,103 people
- Nalahati1,005 people
- Khanerhat989 people
- Sahapur965 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arangabad?1,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arangabad in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arangabad?72.4% (Census 2011)