# Atgharia Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Atgharia

Atgharia is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,188 people in 547 households**, the 22nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,188people (2011)
- 547households
- 79.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atgharia

Of every 100 households in Atgharia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Atgharia · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**47%

Tap water ****66%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Atgharia?

■ Atgharia · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**979

Working population ****41.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 72.5% for women. 66% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (17%) · **■** Marginal 252 (28%)

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 Kalna - I

- Belkuli2,562 people
- Sankati2,518 people
- Alagari2,328 people
- Pathardanga2,227 people
- Malatipur2,153 people
- Medgachhi2,112 people
- Naopara2,110 people
- Rasulpur2,043 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atgharia?2,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atgharia in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atgharia?79.2% (Census 2011)