# Araipur Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Araipur

Araipur is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,977 people in 504 households**, the 17th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,977people (2011)
- 504households
- 93.1%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Araipur

Of every 100 households in Araipur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Araipur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**74%

Tap water ****43%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**70%

Use banking services ****90%**

**56%

Television ****89%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**22%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Araipur?

■ Araipur · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**966

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 91.2% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 482 (66%) · **■** Marginal 161 (22%)

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 Suri - I

- Kakuria2,104 people
- Dhulla2,075 people
- Itagaria2,049 people
- Chormara2,016 people
- Nagari1,959 people
- Pathar Chapri1,909 people
- Kamalpur1,783 people
- Langulia1,691 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Araipur?1,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araipur in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Araipur?93.1% (Census 2011)