# Arra, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Arra

Arra is a town in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **21,272 people** in 4,161 households. Literacy was 81.2%.

- 21,272people (2011)
- 4,161households
- 81.2%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Population of Arra

■ Arra · ■ Puruliya urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**933

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.9%

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 Arra

Of every 100 households in Arra in 2011, 72 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arra · ■ Puruliya urban average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****4%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**25%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****61%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****86%**

**82%

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 people in Arra work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,813 (79%) · **■** Household industry 55 (1%) · **■** Farming 148 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,048 (17%)

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Arra

- Banks3 in Arra
- ATMs1 in Arra
- Hotels1 in Arra
- Police stations1 in Arra

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arra?21,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arra in?Puruliya district, West Bengal