# Atharakotha Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Atharakotha

Atharakotha is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 80 households**, the 61st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 357people (2011)
- 80households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atharakotha

Of every 100 households in Atharakotha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Atharakotha · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**53%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**85%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**30%

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 Atharakotha?

■ Atharakotha · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**964

Working population ****50.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 59.3% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 80 (44%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Bara Gharia677 people
- Garkhola502 people
- Chhat Lalbazar492 people
- Chhota Kaimari366 people
- Bara Bengdaki347 people
- Nagar Dakaliganj268 people
- Phulbari266 people
- Kharija Sitalkuchi148 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atharakotha?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atharakotha in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atharakotha?64.1% (Census 2011)