# Aocha Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Aocha

Aocha is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,038 people in 733 households**, the 16th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 3,038people (2011)
- 733households
- 57.3%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aocha

Of every 100 households in Aocha in 2011, 50 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aocha · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**48%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Aocha?

■ Aocha · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**970

Working population ****32.4%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (49%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 164 (17%) · **■** Marginal 90 (9%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Gulutia3,363 people
- Datta Barutia3,282 people
- Raigram3,217 people
- Bara Baidyapur3,211 people
- Sonarundi3,026 people
- Ujunia Sisua2,988 people
- Simulia2,942 people
- Erera2,806 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aocha?3,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aocha in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aocha?57.3% (Census 2011)