# Achanda Village, Falta – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Achanda

Achanda is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 167 households**, the 108th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 711people (2011)
- 167households
- 84.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Achanda

Of every 100 households in Achanda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Achanda · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****68%**

**37%

Television ****58%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**37%

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 Achanda?

■ Achanda · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**76.5%

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

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**965

Working population ****44.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 78.5% for women. 72% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 136 (43%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Falta

- Mahirampur779 people
- Sasan772 people
- Bhatuli767 people
- Lakhna Gangadharpur754 people
- Kotaldanga691 people
- Paschim Durgapur691 people
- Digra688 people
- Sibpur683 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Achanda?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achanda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Achanda?84.5% (Census 2011)