# Atghara Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,636 people in 392 households**, the 61st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,636people (2011)
- 392households
- 80.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**36%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**950

Working population ****43.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 73.0% for women. 64% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (18%) · **■** Household industry 170 (24%) · **■** Other work 159 (22%) · **■** Marginal 166 (23%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Par Chabbishpur1,831 people
- Durgapur1,712 people
- Kedarpur1,692 people
- Ichhapur1,650 people
- Chuadanga1,634 people
- Gobindapur1,616 people
- Pantahari1,582 people
- Duadanda1,567 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atghara?1,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?80.1% (Census 2011)