# Bandgachha Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Bandgachha

Bandgachha is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,070 people in 704 households**, the 11th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 3,070people (2011)
- 704households
- 67.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandgachha

Of every 100 households in Bandgachha in 2011, 55 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bandgachha · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**83%

Use banking services ****37%**

**67%

Television ****35%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****86%**

**97%

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 Bandgachha?

■ Bandgachha · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**950

Working population ****42.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 63.3% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (36%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 305 (23%) · **■** Marginal 261 (20%)

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 Raina - I

- Palasan3,917 people
- Machhkhara3,786 people
- Belshar3,279 people
- Narugram3,226 people
- Meral2,967 people
- Rambati2,872 people
- Bora2,764 people
- Baharampur2,646 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandgachha?3,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandgachha in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandgachha?67.9% (Census 2011)