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

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,284 people in 1,042 households**, the 8th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,284people (2011)
- 1,042households
- 80.9%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****43%**

**42%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**73%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****71%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**969

Working population ****41.0%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,409 (80%) · **■** Marginal 258 (15%)

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

- Khurigochhi6,023 people
- Mali Pukuria5,858 people
- Tardaha4,706 people
- Mathurapur4,460 people
- Ranabhutia4,196 people
- Baruli4,152 people
- Raypur4,098 people
- Bhabanipur4,007 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 Atghara?4,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?80.9% (Census 2011)