# Arin Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Arin

Arin is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 193 households**, the 76th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 905people (2011)
- 193households
- 83.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arin

Of every 100 households in Arin in 2011, 52 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arin · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**81%

Use banking services ****62%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Arin?

■ Arin · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**960

Working population ****41.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 76.5% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (20%) · **■** Marginal 193 (52%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Kamdebpur942 people
- Puriha930 people
- Amra925 people
- Narayanpur Chak906 people
- Tildanga834 people
- Keleti829 people
- Syamadanga822 people
- Angram820 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arin?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arin in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arin?83.5% (Census 2011)