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

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Kachua

Kachua is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 358 households**, the 35th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 358households
- 78.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kachua

Of every 100 households in Kachua in 2011, 29 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kachua · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****87%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kachua?

■ Kachua · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**954

Working population ****35.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.5% for women. 67% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (39%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 216 (41%)

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

- Ganganandapur1,626 people
- Akabpur1,597 people
- Ningra1,524 people
- Dharmatala1,519 people
- Rajapur1,433 people
- Sulantu1,351 people
- Maudanga1,347 people
- Bidyanagar1,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kachua?1,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachua in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kachua?78.5% (Census 2011)