# Arkhisma Village, Ranaghat - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - I, Nadia 

# Arkhisma

Arkhisma is a village in Ranaghat - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,964 people in 475 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,964people (2011)
- 475households
- 70.2%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arkhisma

Of every 100 households in Arkhisma in 2011, 62 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arkhisma · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**60%

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

**77%

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

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**38%

Television ****26%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Arkhisma?

■ Arkhisma · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**939

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (21%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (45%) · **■** Marginal 117 (17%)

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 Ranaghat - I

- Majdia2,720 people
- Takshali2,485 people
- Par Niamatpur2,344 people
- Budya Nandapur1,980 people
- Suresh Nagar1,960 people
- Chandan Daha1,844 people
- Gosair Char1,844 people
- Beleati1,820 people

[All 60 villages in Ranaghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arkhisma?1,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkhisma in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arkhisma?70.2% (Census 2011)