# Arpara Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Arpara

Arpara is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 524 households**, the 26th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 524households
- 72.1%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arpara

Of every 100 households in Arpara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arpara · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**31%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Arpara?

■ Arpara · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**963

Working population ****38.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.4% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (27%) · **■** Household industry 168 (20%) · **■** Other work 202 (25%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

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 Santipur

- Chandkuri2,643 people
- Kanakhola2,513 people
- Malipota2,476 people
- Arbandi2,173 people
- Bathna2,081 people
- Arbalda2,045 people
- Kadampur2,001 people
- Nabla1,890 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arpara?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arpara in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arpara?72.1% (Census 2011)