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

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Village · Ranaghat - I, Nadia 

# Arshikra

Arshikra is a village in Ranaghat - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,132 people in 266 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,132people (2011)
- 266households
- 78.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arshikra

Of every 100 households in Arshikra in 2011, 67 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Arshikra · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**22%

Tap water ****9%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**38%

Television ****45%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Arshikra?

■ Arshikra · ■ Ranaghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**939

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 73.3% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (14%) · **■** Household industry 56 (12%) · **■** Other work 226 (50%) · **■** Marginal 61 (14%)

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

- Dakshin Bishnupur1,361 people
- Mashunda1,304 people
- Briddhakol1,246 people
- Niamatpur1,164 people
- Mugrail1,091 people
- Ghora Gachha1,062 people
- Gurpara983 people
- Bara Kulta938 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arshikra?1,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arshikra in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arshikra?78.2% (Census 2011)