# Agarhati Village, Sandeshkhali - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sandeshkhali - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Agarhati

Agarhati is a village in Sandeshkhali - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,889 people in 1,512 households**, the 7th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 6,889people (2011)
- 1,512households
- 69.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agarhati

Of every 100 households in Agarhati in 2011, 14 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agarhati · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Agarhati?

■ Agarhati · ■ Sandeshkhali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**936

Working population ****35.0%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 548 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (22%) · **■** Household industry 107 (4%) · **■** Other work 448 (19%) · **■** Marginal 768 (32%)

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 Sandeshkhali - I

- Fakirtakia10,361 people
- Baunia Abad10,028 people
- Laukhali Patharghata9,180 people
- Kalinagar8,679 people
- Matbari Abad6,748 people
- Ghoshpur6,606 people
- Chunchura6,267 people
- Rajbari5,964 people

[All 30 villages in Sandeshkhali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/sandeshkhali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agarhati?6,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agarhati in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Sandeshkhali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agarhati?69.5% (Census 2011)