# Athiala Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Athiala

Athiala is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,024 people in 581 households**, the 27th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,024people (2011)
- 581households
- 65.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Athiala

Of every 100 households in Athiala in 2011, 56 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Athiala · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**37%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**28%

Own their home ****82%**

**95%

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 Athiala?

■ Athiala · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**953

Working population ****35.4%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 57.0% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 649 (61%) · **■** Marginal 114 (11%)

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 Chopra

- Dograsani3,246 people
- Butijhari3,223 people
- Narayanpur3,079 people
- Thunthunia3,057 people
- Jhajhri3,017 people
- Goabari2,989 people
- Purba Ariagaon2,828 people
- Gendagachh2,803 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Athiala?3,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athiala in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Athiala?65.3% (Census 2011)