# Andhare Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Andhare

Andhare is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 156 households**, the 57th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 859people (2011)
- 156households
- 75.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andhare

Of every 100 households in Andhare in 2011, 71 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Andhare · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Andhare?

■ Andhare · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**950

Working population ****36.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 68.9% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 68 (22%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Chandrakona - I

- Hijli901 people
- Mamudpur899 people
- Paikpara888 people
- Khanpur877 people
- Betagram852 people
- Sola832 people
- Naran Chak825 people
- Mar800 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andhare?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andhare in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andhare?75.1% (Census 2011)