# Arbara Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Arbara

Arbara is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,561 people in 903 households**, the 12th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,561people (2011)
- 903households
- 63.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arbara

Of every 100 households in Arbara in 2011, 21 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arbara · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arbara?

■ Arbara · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**944

Working population ****42.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (8%) · **■** Marginal 748 (49%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Gauria4,236 people
- Kharba3,744 people
- Matiharpur3,695 people
- Paharpur3,606 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people
- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people
- Birasthali3,206 people
- Khelanpur3,197 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arbara?3,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arbara in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arbara?63.7% (Census 2011)