# Atair Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Atair

Atair is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,355 people in 335 households**, the 43rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,355people (2011)
- 335households
- 68.2%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atair

Of every 100 households in Atair in 2011, 37 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Atair · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**65%

Tap water ****18%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**41%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Atair?

■ Atair · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**965

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (27%) · **■** Household industry 83 (14%) · **■** Other work 211 (36%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Balurghat

- Ajodhya1,426 people
- Dasul1,397 people
- Kuaran1,381 people
- Hariharpur1,370 people
- Daulla1,339 people
- Rajuha1,338 people
- Manail1,332 people
- Chakram1,320 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atair?1,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atair?68.2% (Census 2011)