# Arma Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Arma

Arma is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 79 households**, the 157th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 79households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arma

Of every 100 households in Arma in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arma · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arma?

■ Arma · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**954

Working population ****54.4%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 77 (45%)

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 Binpur - I

- Chaltakanali321 people
- Rautara320 people
- Mirjapur319 people
- Salbani319 people
- Grampukhuria318 people
- Nanda318 people
- Bhola Gara315 people
- Baghuasol314 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arma?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arma in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arma?65.6% (Census 2011)