# Arit Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Arit

Arit is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,100 people in 637 households**, the 28th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 3,100people (2011)
- 637households
- 79.7%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arit

Of every 100 households in Arit in 2011, 23 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arit · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**33%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

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 Arit?

■ Arit · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**943

Working population ****37.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 71.3% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (24%) · **■** Household industry 173 (15%) · **■** Other work 410 (35%) · **■** Marginal 212 (18%)

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 - II

- Jagannathpur3,346 people
- Sribara3,338 people
- Dari Ajodhya3,330 people
- Ghanashyambati3,266 people
- Jot Keshab2,887 people
- Udaychak2,832 people
- Gopalpur2,822 people
- Lakshya Kundu2,778 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arit?3,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arit in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arit?79.7% (Census 2011)