Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Arjuni

Arjuni is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,033 people in 695 households, the 8th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 3,033 people (2011)
- 695 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 945 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arjuni

Of every 100 households in Arjuni in 2011, 70 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arjuni · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 58%
- Toilet within the home 27% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 66%
- Tap water 8% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83%
- Use banking services 77% 46%
- Television 8% 28%
- Mobile phone 13% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 15%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Arjuni?

■ Arjuni · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1045 971
- Working population 43.5% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 57.5% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 77 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 659 (50%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 117 (9%) · ■ Marginal 463 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - I
- Rupnarayanpur 3,652 people
- Satkul 3,599 people
- Sadatpur 3,272 people
- Mirpur 3,098 people
- Gopali 2,951 people
- Paschimpathri 2,855 people
- Khelar 2,629 people
- Doarkhol 2,436 people

All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I

## Other places named Arjuni
- Arjuni · Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya · 9,472 people
- Arjuni · Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur · 5,035 people
- Arjuni · Village, Tirora, Gondiya · 4,199 people
- Arjuni · Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon · 3,476 people
- Arjuni · Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa · 3,069 people
- Arjuni · Village, Kasdol, Raipur · 2,004 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Arjuni? 3,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arjuni in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arjuni? 68.7% (Census 2011)

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