# Anchrar Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Anchrar

Anchrar is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 47 households**, the 329th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 233people (2011)
- 47households
- 75.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Anchrar

Of every 100 households in Anchrar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Anchrar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**61%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Anchrar?

■ Anchrar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**942

Working population ****49.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.0% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (17%) · **■** Marginal 14 (12%)

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 Narayangarh

- Paharajpur243 people
- Sunka243 people
- Chandanpur238 people
- Pustaria234 people
- Baragerya230 people
- Mahammad Jama229 people
- Lal Nagar227 people
- Trilochanpur223 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Anchrar?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anchrar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Anchrar?75.5% (Census 2011)