# Ajangechhya Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Ajangechhya

Ajangechhya is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 271 households**, the 71st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 271households
- 91.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ajangechhya

Of every 100 households in Ajangechhya in 2011, 65 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ajangechhya · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**20%

Tap water ****4%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**45%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Ajangechhya?

■ Ajangechhya · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**972

Working population ****53.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 160 (24%) · **■** Marginal 401 (61%)

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 Tamluk

- Uttar Narikelda1,273 people
- Kharidanagar1,253 people
- Chakkasmali1,249 people
- Teghari1,239 people
- Asudapaikbar1,188 people
- Hirapur1,123 people
- Srirampur1,078 people
- Barkalu1,049 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ajangechhya?1,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajangechhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ajangechhya?91.4% (Census 2011)