# Kaichar Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Kaichar

Kaichar is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,347 people in 1,682 households**, the 2nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 7,347people (2011)
- 1,682households
- 71.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaichar

Of every 100 households in Kaichar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaichar · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kaichar?

■ Kaichar · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**986

Working population ****37.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 989 (36%) · **■** Household industry 71 (3%) · **■** Other work 673 (25%) · **■** Marginal 665 (24%)

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 Mangolkote

- Mangalkot11,537 people
- Purbba Gopalpur7,315 people
- Nigan6,825 people
- Simulia6,498 people
- Bankapasi6,250 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaichar?7,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaichar in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaichar?71.5% (Census 2011)