Arra, Paschim Bardhaman

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Arra
Census Town
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Coordinates: 23°31′34″N87°22′25″E / 23.526199°N 87.373495°E / 23.526199; 87.373495
Country	India
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.co.in

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.

Geography

5km
3miles

Garh Jungle

H

Sibpur

R

Malandighi

R

Bankati

R

Gourangapur

H

Damodar River

Ajay River

Durgapur
Projects
Limited

Alloy
Steels
Plant

Durgapur
Steel
Plant

Durgapur
Barrage

B

Panagarh Airport

A

Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport

A

ECL Kajora
Area Office

0V

Rajbandh

R

Panagarh

R

Durgapur

MC

Baska

CT

Andal

CT

Dignala

CT

Palashban

CT

Harishpur

CT

Kajora

CT

Dakshin Khanda

CT

Mahira

CT

Ukhra

CT

Khandra

CT

Siduli

CT

Prayagpur

CT

Debipur

CT

Kanksa

CT

Amlajora

CT

Bamunara

CT

Arra

CT

Gopalpur

CT

  

Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: Historical place
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Arra is located at 23°31′34″N87°22′25″E / 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]

Urbanisation

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]

Demographics

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]

Infrastructure

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]

Culture

Rarheswar Shiva temple has a unique architectural style. It is one of the ancient Shiv Mandirs in Durgapur and is also a place of historical significance. ^[7] The temple is almost thousand years old. ^[7] The old Shiva temple is of the "nagara style" category. ^{[8] [7]} 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.The temple is built in Nagara Style with sandstones and laterites. ^[7] The temple was originally plastered with lime and has a characteristic sikhara. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Kanksa CD block, page 281. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
4. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
5. "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
6. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
7. "Rarheswar Shiv Mandir".
8. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol I, p 251, Radical Impression. ISBN   81-85459-36-3
9. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 7

External links

External videos
12th century Shiva temple