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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Lohachur

Lohachur is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 273 households**, the 61st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,208people (2011)
- 273households
- 71.8%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohachur

Of every 100 households in Lohachur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lohachur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**44%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Lohachur?

■ Lohachur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**970

Working population ****43.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Mamudpur1,408 people
- Nowapara1,371 people
- Moail1,292 people
- Baidyapur1,275 people
- Kaibati1,124 people
- Rukuspur1,123 people
- Chak Bahara1,069 people
- Kanknal1,062 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohachur?1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohachur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohachur?71.8% (Census 2011)