# Atghara Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Atghara

Atghara is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,232 people in 469 households**, the 22nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 2,232people (2011)
- 469households
- 62.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atghara

Of every 100 households in Atghara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Atghara · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**23%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

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 Atghara?

■ Atghara · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**969

Working population ****53.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (17%) · **■** Marginal 544 (45%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Madhabpur2,477 people
- Ratan2,402 people
- Bhuinhara2,372 people
- Puria2,289 people
- Tilgaon2,222 people
- Maheshpur2,181 people
- Bheur2,130 people
- Faridpur2,070 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atghara?2,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atghara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atghara?62.4% (Census 2011)