# Bara Kulgachhi Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Bara Kulgachhi

Bara Kulgachhi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,825 people in 661 households**, the 18th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,825people (2011)
- 661households
- 72.9%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Kulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Bara Kulgachhi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara Kulgachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**63%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bara Kulgachhi?

■ Bara Kulgachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**926

Working population ****30.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 181 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (25%) · **■** Marginal 224 (26%)

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 Katwa - II

- Ghoranas3,206 people
- Kurchi3,188 people
- Bhatna Pekua3,102 people
- Akhra3,028 people
- Amul2,694 people
- Sribati2,656 people
- Kshetpur Palashi2,286 people
- Deasin2,278 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Kulgachhi?2,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Kulgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Kulgachhi?72.9% (Census 2011)