# Atra Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Atra

Atra is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 295 households**, the 34th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 295households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atra

Of every 100 households in Atra in 2011, 4 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atra · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**46%

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

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

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 Atra?

■ Atra · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**970

Working population ****47.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (39%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 191 (34%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Elasai Ranga Dighi1,227 people
- Goalara1,217 people
- Jhilinga1,210 people
- Kajla1,193 people
- Radhanagar1,148 people
- Amulpur1,138 people
- Gokulpur1,126 people
- Krishnapur1,119 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atra?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atra?75.7% (Census 2011)