Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur
# Agarbheri Benachal

Agarbheri Benachal is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 210 people in 52 households, the 130th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.
- 210 people (2011)
- 52 households
- 84.9% literacy
- 927 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agarbheri Benachal

Of every 100 households in Agarbheri Benachal in 2011, 10 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agarbheri Benachal · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 34%
- Toilet within the home 64% 94%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 5%
- Tap water 2% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 6% 36%
- Television 6% 12%
- Mobile phone 2% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 21%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Agarbheri Benachal?

■ Agarbheri Benachal · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 86.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 943
- Working population 47.6% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 53 (53%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 44 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Potashpur - II
- Chaksrihari 259 people
- Purbeshwarpur 248 people
- Ghora Basan 245 people
- Chhayghari 240 people
- Chak Maruj 195 people
- Ballavpur 178 people
- Chakkalika 167 people
- Chak Mahammad 160 people

All 151 villages in Potashpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Agarbheri Benachal? 210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agarbheri Benachal in? Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agarbheri Benachal? 84.9% (Census 2011)

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