# Bharichha Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Bharichha

Bharichha is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 260 households**, the 50th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 260households
- 83.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharichha

Of every 100 households in Bharichha in 2011, 35 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bharichha · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****2%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bharichha?

■ Bharichha · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**953

Working population ****37.6%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 80.0% for women. 69% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 197 (49%)

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 - II

- Ghosh Kamalpur1,263 people
- Itaru1,128 people
- Askaran1,107 people
- Brindabanpur1,090 people
- Chhotamure1,041 people
- Omarpur1,022 people
- Sridharpur964 people
- Sikarpur947 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharichha?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharichha in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bharichha?83.6% (Census 2011)