# Acharul Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Acharul

Acharul is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 197 households**, the 106th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 729people (2011)
- 197households
- 58.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Acharul

Of every 100 households in Acharul in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Acharul · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**18%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Acharul?

■ Acharul · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**955

Working population ****56.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 46.5% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (82%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Kushmundi

- Nurulla Kuringarpara768 people
- Dharmadanga751 people
- Jajihat Hadipur747 people
- Chakmaha741 people
- Bhajna729 people
- Deulbari715 people
- Banshbari713 people
- Akcha711 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Acharul?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Acharul in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Acharul?58.6% (Census 2011)