# Algram Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Algram

Algram is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 306 households**, the 82nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 306households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Algram

Of every 100 households in Algram in 2011, 38 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Algram · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**16%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Algram?

■ Algram · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**955

Working population ****48.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (14%) · **■** Marginal 174 (28%)

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 Itahar

- Khorna1,327 people
- Thilbil1,322 people
- Bajitpur1,311 people
- Lalganj1,286 people
- Betor1,237 people
- Gopalnagar1,230 people
- Bidhibari1,228 people
- Bagduma1,209 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Algram?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Algram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Algram?61.8% (Census 2011)