# Faringgachhi Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Faringgachhi

Faringgachhi is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 209 households**, the 78th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 821people (2011)
- 209households
- 85.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faringgachhi

Of every 100 households in Faringgachhi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faringgachhi · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**47%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****33%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Faringgachhi?

■ Faringgachhi · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**979

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 81.8% for women. 67% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (51%) · **■** Household industry 28 (9%) · **■** Other work 72 (24%) · **■** Marginal 30 (10%)

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 Kalna - I

- Nischintapur919 people
- Bherua917 people
- Rampur910 people
- Parashapur897 people
- Hosenabad816 people
- Kulara807 people
- Khalispur765 people
- Baghadanga753 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faringgachhi?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faringgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faringgachhi?85.8% (Census 2011)