# Arapanch Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Arapanch

Arapanch is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,451 people in 577 households**, the 26th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,451people (2011)
- 577households
- 68.2%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arapanch

Of every 100 households in Arapanch in 2011, 47 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arapanch · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**18%

Tap water ****61%**

**42%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**73%

Use banking services ****34%**

**52%

Television ****41%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**10%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Arapanch?

■ Arapanch · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**969

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (7%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 416 (50%) · **■** Marginal 321 (38%)

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 Sonarpur

- Pratapnagar2,785 people
- Hasanpur2,753 people
- Benebou2,707 people
- Raghunathpur2,657 people
- Palghat2,360 people
- Gobindapur2,355 people
- Bamangachhi2,332 people
- Mukundapur2,326 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arapanch?2,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arapanch in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arapanch?68.2% (Census 2011)