# Arjunpur Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Arjunpur

Arjunpur is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 133 households**, the 64th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 549people (2011)
- 133households
- 89.0%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arjunpur

Of every 100 households in Arjunpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arjunpur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**22%

Tap water ****20%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**41%

Television ****57%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Arjunpur?

■ Arjunpur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1722**

**969

Working population ****37.9%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.7% for women. 65% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (10%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 115 (55%) · **■** Marginal 32 (15%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Gochharati Bhyabla865 people
- Farasatpur853 people
- Rajalipur752 people
- Ramchandrapur578 people
- Purbba Bibipur361 people
- Chak Khamarpara11 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arjunpur?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjunpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arjunpur?89.0% (Census 2011)