# Abua Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Abua

Abua is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,766 people in 334 households**, the 46th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,766people (2011)
- 334households
- 76.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Abua

Of every 100 households in Abua in 2011, 62 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Abua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**19%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Abua?

■ Abua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**962

Working population ****30.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (52%) · **■** Marginal 97 (18%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Jawpur2,134 people
- Uttar Narikel Beria1,935 people
- Sat Bhaiya1,870 people
- Jot Bhim1,859 people
- Nangalbeki1,653 people
- Uttar Swarup Nagar1,567 people
- Jamirgachhi1,509 people
- Kantadanga1,501 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Abua?1,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abua in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Abua?76.8% (Census 2011)