# Arui Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Arui

Arui is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,322 people in 738 households**, the 10th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 3,322people (2011)
- 738households
- 77.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arui

Of every 100 households in Arui in 2011, 54 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arui · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Arui?

■ Arui · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**941

Working population ****44.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 720 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (9%) · **■** Marginal 290 (20%)

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 Raina - II

- Nandanpur4,325 people
- Pahalanpur4,180 people
- Keunta3,918 people
- Painta3,841 people
- Baje Kowarpur3,032 people
- Daminya2,998 people
- Bulchandrapur2,980 people
- Belar2,910 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arui?3,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arui in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arui?77.9% (Census 2011)