# Atanga Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Atanga

Atanga is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 85 households**, the 123rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 357people (2011)
- 85households
- 60.9%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atanga

Of every 100 households in Atanga in 2011, 72 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atanga · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Atanga?

■ Atanga · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****44.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 69% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 156 (99%)

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 Keshiary

- Khokra382 people
- Durga Pur368 people
- Gaini365 people
- Jay Pur359 people
- Baghra357 people
- Barar357 people
- Paira Chali357 people
- Rana356 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atanga?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atanga?60.9% (Census 2011)