Arashini Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Arashini is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 492 families residing in the village Arashini. The total population of Arashini is 2,029 out of which 1,031 are males and 998 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arashini is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arashini village is 254 which is 13% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 118 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arashini is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Arashini village.

Population
2,029
Families
492
Literacy
59.83%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arashini is 59.8%. Thus Arashini village has lower literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 66.37% and the female literacy rate is 53.18% in Arashini village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Arashini village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Arashini Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arashini village.

Total Male Female
Children 254 136 118
Literacy 59.83% 66.37% 53.18%
Scheduled Caste 556 282 274
Scheduled Tribe 927 465 462
Illiterate 967 437 530

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.7% of total population in Arashini village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arashini village out of total population, 911 were engaged in work activities. 76.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 911 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 300 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 694 496 198
Cultivators 49 48 1
Agriculture Labourer 300 147 153
Household Industries 16 9 7
Other Workers 329 292 37
Marginal Workers 217 124 93
Non Working 1,118 411 707

Nearby Villages to Arashini,

Below are the list of villages near Arashini village in Kharagpur - II.

Village Population
Amchhata 298
Kashba 1,325
Gharbarpur 265
Kantagerya 866
Amlataria 1,064
Uparkentya 617
Baradiha 1,818
Dhitpur 601
Malipur 33
Nagra 781

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