# Abhor Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Abhor

Abhor is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 322 households**, the 105th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 322households
- 61.4%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Abhor

Of every 100 households in Abhor in 2011, 38 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Abhor · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**67%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Abhor?

■ Abhor · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**939

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 55.0% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (11%) · **■** Marginal 296 (56%)

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 Raiganj

- Bindol1,486 people
- Mahespur1,485 people
- Makdampur1,466 people
- Kuliara Anantapur1,463 people
- Bhatganja1,454 people
- Darra1,431 people
- Amar1,416 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Abhor?1,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abhor in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Abhor?61.4% (Census 2011)