# Ataghar Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Ataghar

Ataghar is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 299 households**, the 49th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,270people (2011)
- 299households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ataghar

Of every 100 households in Ataghar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ataghar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****38%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**68%

Use banking services ****22%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ataghar?

■ Ataghar · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**980

Working population ****42.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (49%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (31%) · **■** Marginal 63 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burdwan - II

- Durgabati1,415 people
- Kadra1,409 people
- Purbba Kashiara1,338 people
- Shuhari1,319 people
- Chaitpur1,232 people
- Debagram1,209 people
- Sonakur1,167 people
- Nandara1,056 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ataghar?1,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ataghar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ataghar?66.0% (Census 2011)