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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Gachha

Gachha is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 420 households**, the 44th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,921people (2011)
- 420households
- 71.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachha

Of every 100 households in Gachha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gachha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**24%

Tap water ****41%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gachha?

■ Gachha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**970

Working population ****29.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 65.2% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (45%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (20%) · **■** Marginal 46 (8%)

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

- Baragachhi2,070 people
- Dhitpur2,055 people
- Muragachha2,047 people
- Uttar Naopara1,970 people
- Kasipur1,854 people
- Jamalpur1,801 people
- Haldipara1,752 people
- Dubrajpur1,628 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gachha?1,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachha in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachha?71.4% (Census 2011)