# Erachya Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Erachya

Erachya is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,716 people in 609 households**, the 30th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,716people (2011)
- 609households
- 72.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erachya

Of every 100 households in Erachya in 2011, 23 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Erachya · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**58%

Tap water ****21%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

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

**5%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****73%**

**57%

Television ****39%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Erachya?

■ Erachya · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**953

Working population ****49.7%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 67.6% for women. 65% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (7%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,000 (74%)

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 Bhatar

- Kulchanda2,859 people
- Arra2,821 people
- Khurul2,797 people
- Palsana2,740 people
- Shunur2,710 people
- Serua2,692 people
- Parhat2,666 people
- Amarun2,639 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erachya?2,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erachya in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erachya?72.6% (Census 2011)