# Adan Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Adan

Adan is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,785 people in 967 households**, the 4th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 3,785people (2011)
- 967households
- 88.5%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Adan

Of every 100 households in Adan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Adan · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**51%

Use banking services ****63%**

**58%

Television ****69%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Adan?

■ Adan · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1328**

**941

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 84.9% for women. 66% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (3%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,124 (78%) · **■** Marginal 172 (12%)

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 Chanditala - II

- Kalachhara4,225 people
- Chanditala3,984 people
- Madhabpur3,982 people
- Beledanga3,777 people
- Khanpur3,427 people
- Thero3,051 people
- Okardaha2,944 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Adan?3,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adan in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Adan?88.5% (Census 2011)