# Atghara Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 201 households**, the 41st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 932people (2011)
- 201households
- 82.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**54%

Television ****32%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1151**

**974

Working population ****50.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 78.9% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (7%) · **■** Marginal 181 (38%)

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 - II

- Dhaikhanda981 people
- Lahirganja953 people
- Tenpur935 people
- Bhalukkunda933 people
- Raila930 people
- Rampur920 people
- Simla883 people
- Gangarampur882 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atghara?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?82.3% (Census 2011)