# Achhoan Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Achhoan

Achhoan is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,219 people in 494 households**, the 37th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,219people (2011)
- 494households
- 61.9%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Achhoan

Of every 100 households in Achhoan in 2011, 36 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achhoan · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**48%

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 Achhoan?

■ Achhoan · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**945

Working population ****32.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (54%) · **■** Household industry 90 (12%) · **■** Other work 149 (21%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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 Burwan

- Pulia2,261 people
- Haribati2,235 people
- Sahora2,231 people
- Janardanpur2,220 people
- Bhabani Nagar2,202 people
- Andi2,172 people
- Fatepur2,082 people
- Katna2,052 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Achhoan?2,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achhoan in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Achhoan?61.9% (Census 2011)