# Arashini Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Arashini

Arashini is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,029 people in 492 households**, the 13th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,029people (2011)
- 492households
- 59.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arashini

Of every 100 households in Arashini in 2011, 24 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arashini · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**50%

Tap water ****17%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**94%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Arashini?

■ Arashini · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**970

Working population ****44.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (33%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 329 (36%) · **■** Marginal 217 (24%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Balarampur2,336 people
- Uttarshimla2,282 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Barbansi2,130 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Shakmandal1,988 people
- Kaliara1,970 people
- Baradiha1,818 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arashini?2,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arashini in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arashini?59.8% (Census 2011)