# Medgachhi Paikpara Village, Kalna - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Medgachhi Paikpara

Medgachhi Paikpara is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,009 people in 521 households**, the 22nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,009people (2011)
- 521households
- 83.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Medgachhi Paikpara

Of every 100 households in Medgachhi Paikpara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Medgachhi Paikpara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**46%

Tap water ****17%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****29%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

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 Medgachhi Paikpara?

■ Medgachhi Paikpara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**963

Working population ****41.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 79.9% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 77 (9%) · **■** Other work 696 (84%) · **■** Marginal 36 (4%)

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 - II

- Akalpaush2,394 people
- Bara Dhamas2,228 people
- Panchrakhi2,135 people
- Kulti2,110 people
- Ekchaka1,991 people
- Sabidpur1,978 people
- Arbelia1,966 people
- Biruha1,964 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Medgachhi Paikpara?2,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medgachhi Paikpara in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Medgachhi Paikpara?83.5% (Census 2011)