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

Arit is a village situated in Daspur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 637 families residing in the village Arit. The total population of Arit is 3,100 out of which 1,580 are males and 1,520 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arit is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arit village is 347 which is 11% of the total population. There are 185 male children and 162 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arit is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Arit village.

Population
3,100
Families
637
Literacy
79.73%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arit is 79.7%. Thus Arit village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.96% and the female literacy rate is 71.28% in Arit village.

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

Arit Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 347 185 162
Literacy 79.73% 87.96% 71.28%
Scheduled Caste 965 486 479
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 905 353 552

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Arit village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Arit village out of total population, 1,161 were engaged in work activities. 81.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,161 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 283 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 949 834 115
Cultivators 83 76 7
Agriculture Labourer 283 216 67
Household Industries 173 156 17
Other Workers 410 386 24
Marginal Workers 212 127 85
Non Working 1,939 619 1,320

Nearby Villages to Arit,

Below are the list of villages near Arit village in Daspur - II.

Village Population
Benai 5,731
Naihati 1,684
Kaijuri 4,454
Uttar Bar 5,675
Bhuyanra 2,346
Mahishghata 1,497
Chanipat 16,345
Dakshin Bar 3,940
Udaychak 2,832
Alipur 1,030

Reference