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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Adiar

Adiar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,834 people in 1,273 households**, the 7th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,834people (2011)
- 1,273households
- 63.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Adiar

Of every 100 households in Adiar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Adiar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**67%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Adiar?

■ Adiar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**939

Working population ****46.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 55.6% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 373 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 638 (24%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 631 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,010 (38%)

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

- Karnajora6,848 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Sitgram6,167 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people
- Bhomra5,539 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Adiar?5,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adiar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Adiar?63.6% (Census 2011)