# Bachpur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Bachpur

Bachpur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 229 households**, the 61st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 936people (2011)
- 229households
- 66.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bachpur

Of every 100 households in Bachpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****25%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Bachpur?

■ Bachpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**954

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 59.3% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (45%) · **■** Household industry 31 (8%) · **■** Other work 68 (18%) · **■** Marginal 62 (17%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bagiara967 people
- Shyampur967 people
- Mahatapur958 people
- Lakshmipara940 people
- Gagra936 people
- Mandra927 people
- Konrapur919 people
- Bhaidarpara903 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bachpur?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bachpur?66.6% (Census 2011)