# Atkulya Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Atkulya

Atkulya is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 231 households**, the 60th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,087people (2011)
- 231households
- 67.9%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atkulya

Of every 100 households in Atkulya in 2011, 56 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Atkulya · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**56%

Tap water ****43%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**81%

Use banking services ****61%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Atkulya?

■ Atkulya · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**960

Working population ****42.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (51%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 47 (10%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Kulchaura1,159 people
- Bamanari1,153 people
- Aladipur1,106 people
- Ulkunda1,096 people
- Jarul1,078 people
- Sadhanpur1,078 people
- Palashdanga1,067 people
- Punshur1,056 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atkulya?1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atkulya in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atkulya?67.9% (Census 2011)