# Arunda Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Arunda

Arunda is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,291 people in 1,187 households**, the 9th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 5,291people (2011)
- 1,187households
- 69.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arunda

Of every 100 households in Arunda in 2011, 52 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arunda · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**36%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Arunda?

■ Arunda · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**950

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 432 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (29%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 325 (18%) · **■** Marginal 469 (26%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Mainan5,623 people
- Purbba Radhanagar5,582 people
- Paschim Thakurani Chak5,514 people
- Patul5,472 people
- Radhaballabhpur5,168 people
- Dainan Anantanagar4,840 people
- Krishnanagar4,767 people
- Tantisal4,759 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arunda?5,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arunda in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arunda?69.6% (Census 2011)