# Arthagaon Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Arthagaon

Arthagaon is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 337 households**, the 109th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,416people (2011)
- 337households
- 78.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arthagaon

Of every 100 households in Arthagaon in 2011, 56 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arthagaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**24%

Television ****45%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

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 Arthagaon?

■ Arthagaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**939

Working population ****46.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 72.1% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (13%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 295 (45%) · **■** Marginal 172 (26%)

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 Raiganj

- Abhor1,460 people
- Bhatganja1,454 people
- Darra1,431 people
- Amar1,416 people
- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Naram1,385 people
- Dhusmal1,373 people
- Garna1,348 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arthagaon?1,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arthagaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arthagaon?78.7% (Census 2011)