# Ankargaria Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Ankargaria

Ankargaria is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 253 households**, the 59th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,163people (2011)
- 253households
- 79.6%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ankargaria

Of every 100 households in Ankargaria in 2011, 92 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ankargaria · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**80%

Use banking services ****93%**

**55%

Television ****70%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Ankargaria?

■ Ankargaria · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**949

Working population ****43.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 69% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 79 (15%) · **■** Marginal 94 (18%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Gayeshpur1,205 people
- Chakdaha1,177 people
- Panchgachhi1,174 people
- Dattapur1,168 people
- Tajpur1,149 people
- Darbeshpur1,083 people
- Jagannathpur1,080 people
- Kulut1,080 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ankargaria?1,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankargaria in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ankargaria?79.6% (Census 2011)