# Atharajani Village, Sitai, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitai, Koch Bihar 

# Atharajani

Atharajani is a village in Sitai sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 516 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,186people (2011)
- 516households
- 56.8%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atharajani

Of every 100 households in Atharajani in 2011, 19 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Atharajani · ■ Sitai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**87%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Atharajani?

■ Atharajani · ■ Sitai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**967

Working population ****40.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 282 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (44%) · **■** Other work 121 (14%) · **■** Marginal 88 (10%)

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 Sitai

- Uttar Singimari3,055 people
- Satbhandari2,560 people
- Gabua2,464 people
- Panikhawa2,218 people
- Khamarsitai2,093 people
- Silduar2,003 people
- Dauabari1,891 people
- Nutanbas1,858 people

[All 53 villages in Sitai](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atharajani?2,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atharajani in?Koch Bihar district (Sitai sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atharajani?56.8% (Census 2011)