# Athiala Village, Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Athiala

Athiala is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,887 people in 1,018 households**, the 8th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 5,887people (2011)
- 1,018households
- 24.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Athiala

Of every 100 households in Athiala in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athiala · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.6%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**950

Working population ****25.1%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.1% for men and 17.4% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 516 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (47%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (7%) · **■** Marginal 154 (10%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Majlishpur7,802 people
- Bara Singhanath7,454 people
- Goalin6,623 people
- Debiganj6,457 people
- Pokharia5,541 people
- Khargar5,422 people
- Teliapokhar5,362 people
- Churakuti5,257 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Athiala?5,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athiala in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Athiala?24.6% (Census 2011)