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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Baragachhi

Baragachhi is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 479 households**, the 40th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,070people (2011)
- 479households
- 78.2%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baragachhi

Of every 100 households in Baragachhi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baragachhi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**24%

Tap water ****4%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baragachhi?

■ Baragachhi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**970

Working population ****50.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 70.0% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (25%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 237 (23%) · **■** Marginal 290 (28%)

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

- Khar Dattapara2,359 people
- Hatsiuri2,279 people
- Simla2,257 people
- Jajneswarpur2,202 people
- Dhitpur2,055 people
- Muragachha2,047 people
- Uttar Naopara1,970 people
- Gachha1,921 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baragachhi?2,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragachhi in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baragachhi?78.2% (Census 2011)