# Andharia Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Andharia

Andharia is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 189 households**, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 759people (2011)
- 189households
- 81.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andharia

Of every 100 households in Andharia in 2011, 78 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Andharia · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**73%

Use banking services ****47%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Andharia?

■ Andharia · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**969

Working population ****36.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (41%) · **■** Marginal 47 (17%)

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 Sonarpur

- Jaynagar1,081 people
- Gopal Pur1,063 people
- Radhaballavpur926 people
- Srirampur827 people
- Muragachha728 people
- Kumar Pukuria656 people
- Karimpur479 people
- Sri Krishnapur272 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andharia?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andharia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andharia?81.3% (Census 2011)