Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur
# Arani

Arani is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 863 people in 169 households, the 120th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.
- 863 people (2011)
- 169 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 872 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arani

Of every 100 households in Arani in 2011, 63 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arani · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 33%
- Toilet within the home 6% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 81%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 23% 17%
- Television 6% 10%
- Mobile phone 40% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 31%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Arani?

■ Arani · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 46.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 872 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 789 958
- Working population 29.9% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 160 (62%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 10 (4%) · ■ Marginal 50 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Goalpokhar - II
- Dakshin Goaldob 939 people
- Purlia 933 people
- Pipla 929 people
- Kumra 898 people
- Bajiaur 843 people
- Bhagalpur 834 people
- Najarpur 818 people
- Udga 814 people

All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II

## Other places named Arani
- Arani · Sub-district, Tiruvannamalai · 294,976 people
- Arani · Town, Tiruvannamalai · 63,671 people
- Arani · Town, Thiruvallur · 12,833 people
- Arani · Village, Simdega, Simdega · 1,178 people
- Arani · Village, Agar, Shajapur · 520 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Arani? 863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arani in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arani? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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