# Arkhana Uttar Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Arkhana Uttar

Arkhana Uttar is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 206 households**, the 98th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 969people (2011)
- 206households
- 86.2%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arkhana Uttar

Of every 100 households in Arkhana Uttar in 2011, 68 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arkhana Uttar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**38%

Tap water ****77%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**59%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**13%

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 Arkhana Uttar?

■ Arkhana Uttar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1371**

**972

Working population ****54.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.7% for women. 66% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (31%) · **■** Marginal 204 (38%)

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 Daspur - I

- Machhgerya993 people
- Jadupur979 people
- Ramdebpur976 people
- Baidyapur974 people
- Shaulan964 people
- Krshornagar955 people
- Tiorberya926 people
- Baneshwarpur909 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arkhana Uttar?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkhana Uttar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arkhana Uttar?86.2% (Census 2011)