# Hatgachha Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Hatgachha

Hatgachha is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,557 people in 1,093 households**, the 2nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 5,557people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 48.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hatgachha

Of every 100 households in Hatgachha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hatgachha · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****9%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**80%

Use banking services ****4%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hatgachha?

■ Hatgachha · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**983

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 490 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (11%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 811 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1,068 (40%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Dighalgram6,284 people
- Sonthsal4,687 people
- Haridaspur4,494 people
- Baluti4,304 people
- Angar Garia4,232 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hatgachha?5,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hatgachha in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hatgachha?48.8% (Census 2011)