# Arakul Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Arakul

Arakul is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 107 households**, the 138th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 466people (2011)
- 107households
- 82.0%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arakul

Of every 100 households in Arakul in 2011, 92 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arakul · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****42%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

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 Arakul?

■ Arakul · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**959

Working population ****29.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 77.5% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (14%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Arambag

- Chand Chak519 people
- Takshal519 people
- Sastipur508 people
- Raghunathpur504 people
- Behala466 people
- Khordalalur Chak448 people
- Dakshin Sekhpur446 people
- Par Adra400 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arakul?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakul in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arakul?82.0% (Census 2011)