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

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Salgachha

Salgachha is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 83 households**, the 101st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 403people (2011)
- 83households
- 84.1%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salgachha

Of every 100 households in Salgachha in 2011, 46 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Salgachha · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****27%**

**67%

Television ****42%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Salgachha?

■ Salgachha · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**950

Working population ****37.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 75.1% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 52 (35%)

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

- Sankarpur462 people
- Jamui431 people
- Mirzzapur428 people
- Jot Silam411 people
- Pirijpur391 people
- Bisweswarbati382 people
- Shibpur283 people
- Ujirhati280 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salgachha?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salgachha in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salgachha?84.1% (Census 2011)