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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Bara Meigachhi

Bara Meigachhi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **887 people in 187 households**, the 47th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 887people (2011)
- 187households
- 76.1%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Meigachhi

Of every 100 households in Bara Meigachhi in 2011, 29 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara Meigachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****83%**

**63%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Meigachhi?

■ Bara Meigachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**926

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 56% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Dona981 people
- Benga975 people
- Simulgachhi954 people
- Garagachhi950 people
- Bishnupur874 people
- Ghumuria851 people
- Nawapara767 people
- Kumri607 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 Meigachhi?887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Meigachhi in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Meigachhi?76.1% (Census 2011)