# Algaria Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Algaria

Algaria is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,804 people in 378 households**, the 43rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,804people (2011)
- 378households
- 83.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Algaria

Of every 100 households in Algaria in 2011, 67 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Algaria · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**15%

Tap water ****48%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**78%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****20%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Algaria?

■ Algaria · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**940

Working population ****31.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 78.5% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 380 (68%) · **■** Marginal 68 (12%)

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 Barasat - I

- Rangapur2,081 people
- Taldharia1,988 people
- Dogachhia1,948 people
- Tentulia1,823 people
- Chak Dwarakpur1,792 people
- Panchuria1,643 people
- Babpur1,601 people
- Mathgram1,493 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Algaria?1,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Algaria in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Algaria?83.1% (Census 2011)