# Atpara Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Atpara

Atpara is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,735 people in 884 households**, the 19th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,735people (2011)
- 884households
- 66.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atpara

Of every 100 households in Atpara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atpara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**24%

Tap water ****8%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Atpara?

■ Atpara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**970

Working population ****39.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (36%) · **■** Household industry 215 (15%) · **■** Other work 326 (22%) · **■** Marginal 152 (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 Purbasthali - II

- Purbbasthali4,207 people
- Uttar Shrirampur4,187 people
- Krishnabati4,186 people
- Santoshpur Pila3,761 people
- Sihipara3,724 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Mertala3,046 people
- Jhaudanga2,842 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atpara?3,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atpara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atpara?66.9% (Census 2011)