# Baraigachh Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Baraigachh

Baraigachh is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 79 households**, the 89th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 427people (2011)
- 79households
- 48.8%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baraigachh

Of every 100 households in Baraigachh in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baraigachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****6%**

**82%

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 Baraigachh?

■ Baraigachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

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

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**972

Working population ****45.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 42.9% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (85%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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 Phansidewa

- Pathar Hirhira502 people
- Bandi493 people
- Bhisti459 people
- Banur Chhat446 people
- Krishnapur Tea Garden405 people
- Thunar Chhat319 people
- Panaullar Chhat309 people
- Mohan Laler Chhat307 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baraigachh?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraigachh in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baraigachh?48.8% (Census 2011)