# Andiran Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Andiran

Andiran is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 818 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 3,585people (2011)
- 818households
- 79.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andiran

Of every 100 households in Andiran in 2011, 59 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Andiran · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**21%

Television ****47%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Andiran?

■ Andiran · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**974

Working population ****34.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (8%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 671 (55%) · **■** Marginal 284 (23%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Mahespur4,800 people
- Dalua4,267 people
- Radhaballabhpur4,109 people
- Goalpara3,820 people
- Chakhijli3,470 people
- Harinarayanpur3,140 people
- Ratanpur2,592 people
- Bhadur2,347 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andiran?3,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andiran in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andiran?79.9% (Census 2011)