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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Belgachhi

Belgachhi is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 259 households**, the 67th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 259households
- 92.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belgachhi

Of every 100 households in Belgachhi in 2011, 65 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgachhi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**44%

Television ****42%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Belgachhi?

■ Belgachhi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**970

Working population ****45.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 87.9% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (30%) · **■** Household industry 90 (19%) · **■** Other work 123 (27%) · **■** Marginal 53 (11%)

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

- Rukuspur1,123 people
- Chak Bahara1,069 people
- Kanknal1,062 people
- Satpota1,056 people
- Dampal983 people
- Bagachra922 people
- Harispur920 people
- Sumuria850 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belgachhi?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belgachhi?92.7% (Census 2011)