# Atgama Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Atgama

Atgama is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,247 people in 1,561 households**, the 9th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 7,247people (2011)
- 1,561households
- 57.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atgama

Of every 100 households in Atgama in 2011, 40 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atgama · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**60%

Tap water ****20%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Atgama?

■ Atgama · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**972

Working population ****32.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 601 (26%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 692 (30%) · **■** Marginal 902 (39%)

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 English Bazar

- Khaskol Chandipur9,752 people
- Uttar Chandipur8,807 people
- Mahadipur8,638 people
- Madapur7,962 people
- Nagharia6,408 people
- Uttar Jadupur5,911 people
- Dakshin Jadupur5,623 people
- Lakshmighat5,543 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atgama?7,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atgama in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atgama?57.6% (Census 2011)