Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Agachha

Agachha is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,069 people in 274 households, the 49th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.
- 1,069 people (2011)
- 274 households
- 82.8% literacy
- 937 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agachha

Of every 100 households in Agachha in 2011, 61 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Agachha · ■ Kumarganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 36%
- Toilet within the home 57% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 70%
- Tap water 3% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 93%
- Use banking services 52% 25%
- Television 32% 18%
- Mobile phone 43% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 33%
- Own their home 94% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Agachha?

■ Agachha · ■ Kumarganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 74.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 951
- Working population 38.4% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 79.2% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (26%) · ■ Household industry 48 (12%) · ■ Other work 179 (44%) · ■ Marginal 33 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kumarganj
- Mohana 1,122 people
- Krishnapur 1,110 people
- Bhagabatipur 1,105 people
- Badikanai 1,102 people
- Tilna 1,067 people
- Balta 1,066 people
- Chak Mohan 1,037 people
- Mulgaon 1,032 people

All 218 villages in Kumarganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Agachha? 1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agachha in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agachha? 82.8% (Census 2011)

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