# Atang Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Atang

Atang is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **687 people in 178 households**, the 149th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 687people (2011)
- 178households
- 86.3%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atang

Of every 100 households in Atang in 2011, 38 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Atang · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****5%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Atang?

■ Atang · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**949

Working population ****53.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 78.7% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (43%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 36 (10%) · **■** Marginal 136 (37%)

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 Panskura

- Uryagar737 people
- Shanktikri722 people
- Kenasi Brindaban Chak707 people
- Harinarayanpur688 people
- Chandipur687 people
- Dayal Chak683 people
- Janabar675 people
- Saraighata674 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atang?687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atang in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atang?86.3% (Census 2011)