# Atkadanga Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Atkadanga

Atkadanga is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 149 households**, the 76th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 620people (2011)
- 149households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atkadanga

Of every 100 households in Atkadanga in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Atkadanga · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****3%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Atkadanga?

■ Atkadanga · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**77.3%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**954

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 73.1% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Banki732 people
- Lakshmanpur701 people
- Shankra666 people
- Karail636 people
- Satgachhia602 people
- Dakshin Chandipur582 people
- Balarampur580 people
- Jialgaria580 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atkadanga?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atkadanga in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atkadanga?72.4% (Census 2011)