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

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Medgachhi

Medgachhi is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,112 people in 538 households**, the 24th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,112people (2011)
- 538households
- 67.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Medgachhi

Of every 100 households in Medgachhi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Medgachhi · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Medgachhi?

■ Medgachhi · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**979

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (34%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 379 (42%)

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

- Alagari2,328 people
- Pathardanga2,227 people
- Atgharia2,188 people
- Malatipur2,153 people
- Naopara2,110 people
- Rasulpur2,043 people
- Kalna2,038 people
- Shikarpur1,997 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Medgachhi?2,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Medgachhi?67.4% (Census 2011)