# Atghara Village, Haroa – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Haroa, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Haroa sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,098 people in 1,230 households**, the 9th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 5,098people (2011)
- 1,230households
- 79.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Haroa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**15%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**39%

Television ****38%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Haroa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**947

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (16%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 983 (57%) · **■** Marginal 334 (19%)

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 Haroa

- Haripur6,315 people
- Kharupala6,003 people
- Ranigachhi5,947 people
- Mazampur5,556 people
- Jampur4,863 people
- Dhantala4,567 people
- Laugachhi4,540 people
- Kalikapur4,378 people

[All 90 villages in Haroa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/haroa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atghara?5,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Haroa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?79.2% (Census 2011)