# Andhua Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Andhua

Andhua is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,090 people in 862 households**, the 11th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 4,090people (2011)
- 862households
- 68.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andhua

Of every 100 households in Andhua in 2011, 93 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Andhua · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**71%

Tap water ****27%**

**4%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**70%

Use banking services ****67%**

**44%

Television ****44%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Andhua?

■ Andhua · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**956

Working population ****41.1%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 58.8% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (8%) · **■** Household industry 193 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,038 (62%) · **■** Marginal 282 (17%)

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 Farakka

- Jigri Kulgachhi6,004 people
- Uttar Bhabanipur5,509 people
- Sri Rampur4,848 people
- Sankarpur4,411 people
- Bahadurpur4,079 people
- Sahabazpur3,984 people
- Alaipur3,969 people
- Baikunthapur3,730 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andhua?4,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhua in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andhua?68.7% (Census 2011)