# Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Arsha

Arsha is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **154,736 people**, no towns and 96 villages (95 inhabited). The largest village is Sirkabad (6,288 people).

- 154,736people (2011)
- 96villages
- 0towns
- 54.8%literacy

## Population of Arsha compared with Puruliya

■ Arsha · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**953

Working population ****47.5%**

**42.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Arsha

Of every 100 households in Arsha in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arsha · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**77%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Arsha

- Sirkabad · 6,288 people
- Arsha · 5,958 people
- Satra · 5,857 people
- Palpal · 5,511 people
- Hesla · 4,574 people
- Chatuhansa · 4,388 people
- Rangamati · 4,365 people
- Puara · 3,900 people
- Kudagara · 3,774 people
- Uparjari · 3,489 people
- Beldi · 3,337 people
- Rajpati · 3,084 people
- Hetgugui · 3,029 people
- Jhalda · 2,958 people
- Patuara · 2,890 people
- Ibirkola Alias Misirdi · 2,748 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Arsha?96 (95 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Arsha in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Arsha?154,736 (Census 2011)