# Borachatra Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Borachatra

Borachatra is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **574 people in 145 households**, the 72nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 574people (2011)
- 145households
- 70.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Borachatra

Of every 100 households in Borachatra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Borachatra · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**61%

Tap water ****9%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****57%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Borachatra?

■ Borachatra · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**957

Working population ****35.5%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (58%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 39 (19%)

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 Galsi - I

- Khamargram616 people
- Ranadi613 people
- Hansoa607 people
- Joykrishnabati585 people
- Patihar564 people
- Chandra541 people
- Narayanpur541 people
- Bhimsara535 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Borachatra?574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borachatra in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Borachatra?70.2% (Census 2011)