# Andharia Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Andharia

Andharia is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,011 people in 916 households**, the 11th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 5,011people (2011)
- 916households
- 51.4%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Andharia

Of every 100 households in Andharia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andharia · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****25%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**19%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Andharia?

■ Andharia · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**943

Working population ****44.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 766 (34%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 632 (28%) · **■** Marginal 435 (20%)

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 Karandighi

- Sabdhan5,834 people
- Bajargaon5,296 people
- Kochara5,256 people
- Bhulki5,193 people
- Kamartor4,995 people
- Sohar4,893 people
- Fatepur4,676 people
- Bhabanipur4,509 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Andharia?5,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andharia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Andharia?51.4% (Census 2011)