# Anandaganj Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Anandaganj

Anandaganj is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 236 households**, the 55th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,264people (2011)
- 236households
- 62.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Anandaganj

Of every 100 households in Anandaganj in 2011, 11 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Anandaganj · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**46%

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 Anandaganj?

■ Anandaganj · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**953

Working population ****29.2%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 54.1% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (55%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 58 (16%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Basudebpur1,410 people
- Dakhin Rasulpur1,394 people
- Elam1,383 people
- Bijali1,334 people
- Dahuka1,242 people
- Gahulapara1,239 people
- Mirzadpur1,235 people
- Malatipur1,201 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Anandaganj?1,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anandaganj in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Anandaganj?62.9% (Census 2011)