# Agradwip Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Agradwip

Agradwip is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,609 people in 2,044 households**, the 2nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 8,609people (2011)
- 2,044households
- 59.7%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agradwip

Of every 100 households in Agradwip in 2011, 32 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agradwip · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**49%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****47%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Agradwip?

■ Agradwip · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**926

Working population ****39.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 54.7% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 825 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,471 (43%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 463 (14%) · **■** Marginal 596 (17%)

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 Katwa - II

- Karui10,506 people
- Gazipur6,675 people
- Multi Krishnanagar5,408 people
- Singi4,888 people
- Kuara4,855 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agradwip?8,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agradwip in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agradwip?59.7% (Census 2011)