# Arapur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Arapur

Arapur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,634 people in 768 households**, the 20th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 3,634people (2011)
- 768households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,114females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arapur

Of every 100 households in Arapur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****70%**

**39%

Television ****65%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Arapur?

■ Arapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**972

Working population ****32.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 130 (11%) · **■** Other work 874 (75%) · **■** Marginal 137 (12%)

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 English Bazar

- Anandipur4,798 people
- Tiakati4,378 people
- Uttar Lakshmipur3,959 people
- Jot Gopal3,830 people
- Basudebpur3,475 people
- Madia3,441 people
- Daulatpur3,411 people
- Sahazalalpur3,195 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arapur?3,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arapur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arapur?77.1% (Census 2011)