# Achhra Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Achhra

Achhra is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,583 people in 546 households**, the 11th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,583people (2011)
- 546households
- 70.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Achhra

Of every 100 households in Achhra in 2011, 46 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Achhra · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**62%

Tap water ****38%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**14%

Use banking services ****48%**

**64%

Television ****42%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**86%

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 Achhra?

■ Achhra · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**936

Working population ****30.2%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 60.7% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 457 (59%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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 Salanpur

- Shyamdi3,265 people
- Basudebpur3,098 people
- Pithakiari2,782 people
- Nakrajuria2,746 people
- Hadla2,479 people
- Dabar2,443 people
- Radhaballavpur2,422 people
- Alladi2,384 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Achhra?2,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achhra in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Achhra?70.9% (Census 2011)