# Belgachi Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Belgachi

Belgachi is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,947 people in 428 households**, the 15th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,947people (2011)
- 428households
- 65.3%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belgachi

Of every 100 households in Belgachi in 2011, 73 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belgachi · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**52%

Tap water ****23%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****24%**

**34%

Television ****45%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****11%**

**78%

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 Belgachi?

■ Belgachi · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**966

Working population ****45.3%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 52.9% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 545 (62%) · **■** Marginal 303 (34%)

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 Naxalbari

- Mangalsing2,327 people
- Bhujia Banir Chhat2,248 people
- Trihana Tea Garden2,016 people
- Chhota Maniram1,999 people
- Kilaram1,931 people
- Shaibhita1,851 people
- Ketugabur1,814 people
- Batlabari1,813 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belgachi?1,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgachi in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belgachi?65.3% (Census 2011)