# Atgan Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Atgan

Atgan is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 156 households**, the 148th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 700people (2011)
- 156households
- 54.8%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atgan

Of every 100 households in Atgan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atgan · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**33%

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 Atgan?

■ Atgan · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**979

Working population ****47.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 39.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (12%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 118 (35%)

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 Gazole

- Behargaon721 people
- Bahar716 people
- Bhaktipur704 people
- Narasing Danga703 people
- Hatimari696 people
- Pail684 people
- Noapara661 people
- Bagdighi658 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atgan?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atgan in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atgan?54.8% (Census 2011)