# Pichhala Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Pichhala

Pichhala is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 118 households**, the 84th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 590people (2011)
- 118households
- 72.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pichhala

Of every 100 households in Pichhala in 2011, 40 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pichhala · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pichhala?

■ Pichhala · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**68.8%

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

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**972

Working population ****46.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (60%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Bansihari

- Dhumpara622 people
- Ilaspur605 people
- Rahimpur596 people
- Andhar Manik590 people
- Shisha579 people
- Gopalpur572 people
- Kamalpur569 people
- Chenra559 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pichhala?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pichhala in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pichhala?72.5% (Census 2011)