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

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Atia

Atia is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 428 households**, the 27th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 428households
- 72.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Atia

Of every 100 households in Atia in 2011, 15 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atia · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Atia?

■ Atia · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**969

Working population ****37.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 237 (32%)

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

- Tilgaon2,222 people
- Maheshpur2,181 people
- Bheur2,130 people
- Faridpur2,070 people
- Purba Goalgaon1,977 people
- Anantapur1,976 people
- Bhabanipur1,964 people
- Anaun1,950 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Atia?1,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Atia?72.3% (Census 2011)