# Atghara Village, Baruipur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 229 households**, the 102nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 917people (2011)
- 229households
- 87.6%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 19 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**35%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****17%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**954

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 84.4% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (78%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Baruipur

- Kharupatalia1,013 people
- Beliaghata985 people
- Kapindapur976 people
- Maheshpur931 people
- Gazirhat914 people
- Banbere902 people
- Bejeorancha889 people
- Tangtala865 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atghara?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?87.6% (Census 2011)