Arra, Simlapal
Arra is a village located in the Simlapal Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Simlapal block and comes under Mandalgram Gram Panchayat.
As on June 2025, the current population of Arra is 1.1 thousands out of which 559 are males and rest 516 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 923 females per 1000 males. There are around 113 teenagers in Arra. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 664 persons can read and write. Total 379 people belonging to scheduled caste and 311 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 232 households in Arra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 424. The pincode of Arra is 722151 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Simlapal Sub Post office
- Layekpara Branch Post office
- Khichka Branch Post office
- Jirabaid Branch Post office
- Kadma Branch Post office
Schools
Arra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Simlapal Madan Mohan High School (Simlapal M.M. High School)
- Simlapal M.M.B. Vidyamandir
- Bikrampur R.D. High School (High School)
- Masatkhal G.A. Vidyalaya
- Machatora Union High School
Hospitals
Arra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Arra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.