# Bagachra Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Bagachra

Bagachra is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 227 households**, the 69th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 922people (2011)
- 227households
- 65.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagachra

Of every 100 households in Bagachra in 2011, 31 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bagachra · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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 Bagachra?

■ Bagachra · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**970

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (59%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 45 (12%) · **■** Marginal 61 (16%)

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 - II

- Kanknal1,062 people
- Satpota1,056 people
- Belgachhi1,021 people
- Dampal983 people
- Harispur920 people
- Sumuria850 people
- Kumirpara830 people
- Muksimpara823 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagachra?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagachra in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagachra?65.9% (Census 2011)