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

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Foudigachh

Foudigachh is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 187 households**, the 69th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 787people (2011)
- 187households
- 62.2%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Foudigachh

Of every 100 households in Foudigachh in 2011, 71 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Foudigachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Foudigachh?

■ Foudigachh · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**972

Working population ****35.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 141 (50%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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

- Tentulguri916 people
- Bhubangurir Chhat870 people
- Churaman842 people
- Sarcargachh808 people
- Dalur Chhat786 people
- Nembutari776 people
- Chhota Paikpara Arazi763 people
- Laldas738 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Foudigachh?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Foudigachh in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Foudigachh?62.2% (Census 2011)