Arra is a census town in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Census Town | |
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Coordinates: 23.526199°N 87.373495°E / 23.526199; 87.373495 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Area | |
• Total | 3.7312 km2 (1.4406 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,808 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 713212 |
Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Durgapur Purba |
Website | paschimbardhaman |
Arra is located at 23.526199°N 87.373495°E / 23.526199; 87.373495.
Arra, Bamunara, Gopalpur and Amlajora form a cluster of census towns in the western portion of Kanksa CD block.[1]
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Arra had a total population of 7,808 of which 3,953 (51%) were males and 3,855 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 791. The total number of literates in Arra was 5,982 (85.25% of the population over 6 years).[3]
In the 2011 census, Durgapur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 581,409 out of which 301,700 were males and 279,709 were females. The 0–6 years population was 51,930. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 87.70.[4] Durgapur Urban Agglomeration included Durgapur (M. Corp), Bamunara and Arra.[5]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Arra covered an area of 3.7312 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drain, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, hand pump. It had 1,210 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 9 dispensary/ health centres, 3 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, other school facilities were at Gopalpur 3 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan).[6]
Rarheswar Shiva temple has a unique architectural style. It was reportedly built to protect the village from the attack of Bhaskar Pandit, who was a worshipper of Shiva.[7] The old Shiva temple is of the "rekh deul" category.[8] There also is a suggestion that there possibly was an ancient city at this place.[9]
David J. McCutchion mentions that in the reconstructed Rahreswara Shiva temple at Ara. It has a "pirha" style architecture, similar to the mediaeval Odishan model with the tower taking on a high pointed appearance.[10]
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