# Arjunpukur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Arjunpukur

Arjunpukur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,154 people in 706 households**, the 10th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 3,154people (2011)
- 706households
- 71.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arjunpukur

Of every 100 households in Arjunpukur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arjunpukur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**40%

Tap water ****54%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****86%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Arjunpukur?

■ Arjunpukur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**954

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (38%) · **■** Household industry 158 (12%) · **■** Other work 284 (22%) · **■** Marginal 106 (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 Purbasthali - I

- Kobla4,117 people
- Kharashgram3,957 people
- Nadanghat3,799 people
- Naopara3,619 people
- Jahan Nagar3,106 people
- Golahat2,966 people
- Sinjuli2,951 people
- Paruldanga2,901 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arjunpukur?3,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjunpukur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arjunpukur?71.1% (Census 2011)