# Angua Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Angua

Angua is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,337 people in 503 households**, the 13th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,337people (2011)
- 503households
- 72.1%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Angua

Of every 100 households in Angua in 2011, 40 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Angua · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**62%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Angua?

■ Angua · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**963

Working population ****34.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (11%) · **■** Marginal 692 (87%)

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 Dantan - I

- Bhabanipur2,801 people
- Tarrui2,682 people
- Bara2,579 people
- Ektarpur Takinagar2,522 people
- Uttar Arbana2,297 people
- Gazipur Patna2,089 people
- Barangi2,003 people
- Paikbar1,926 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Angua?2,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Angua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Angua?72.1% (Census 2011)