# Bachhuria Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bachhuria

Bachhuria is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,440 people in 553 households**, the 21st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,440people (2011)
- 553households
- 71.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bachhuria

Of every 100 households in Bachhuria in 2011, 44 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bachhuria · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**70%

Tap water ****44%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bachhuria?

■ Bachhuria · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**936

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 65.8% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 259 (26%) · **■** Marginal 44 (4%)

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 Gangarampur

- Ashokgram2,632 people
- Jahangirpur2,560 people
- Chalun2,527 people
- Kurumsur2,522 people
- Sahara2,378 people
- Debipur2,239 people
- Gokulpur2,153 people
- Ratanmala2,146 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bachhuria?2,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhuria in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhuria?71.0% (Census 2011)