# Atal Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Atal

Atal is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 335 households**, the 24th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 335households
- 62.9%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atal

Of every 100 households in Atal in 2011, 63 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Atal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**52%

Tap water ****86%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****59%**

**34%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****57%**

**78%

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 Atal?

■ Atal · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**966

Working population ****48.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 50.5% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 413 (57%) · **■** Marginal 284 (39%)

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 Naxalbari

- Deomani1,735 people
- Budhkaran1,632 people
- Naksalbari1,618 people
- Nandalal1,522 people
- Bhujia Bani1,487 people
- Barajharu1,465 people
- Fakna1,424 people
- Omi1,410 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atal?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atal in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atal?62.9% (Census 2011)