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

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Uchchagram

Uchchagram is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,877 people in 1,119 households**, the 6th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 4,877people (2011)
- 1,119households
- 66.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uchchagram

Of every 100 households in Uchchagram in 2011, 39 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Uchchagram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****45%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Uchchagram?

■ Uchchagram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**957

Working population ****48.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 302 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 735 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 363 (15%) · **■** Marginal 969 (41%)

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

- Sirarai6,915 people
- Golgram5,886 people
- Pursha5,740 people
- Paraj5,560 people
- Chak Tentul4,841 people
- Mallasarul4,439 people
- Ramgopalpur4,362 people
- Bharatpur4,274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uchchagram?4,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchchagram in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uchchagram?66.0% (Census 2011)