# Shibgachhia Village, Amta - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Amta - II, Haora 

# Shibgachhia

Shibgachhia is a village in Amta - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 700 households**, the 25th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 2,992people (2011)
- 700households
- 74.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shibgachhia

Of every 100 households in Shibgachhia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shibgachhia · ■ Amta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**39%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****18%**

**31%

Television ****19%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shibgachhia?

■ Shibgachhia · ■ Amta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**971

Working population ****36.7%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 68.5% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 294 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (19%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 390 (36%) · **■** Marginal 190 (17%)

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 Amta - II

- Amragari3,271 people
- Saoria3,150 people
- Sehagari3,063 people
- Ranjoybar3,033 people
- Betai2,969 people
- Mainan2,859 people
- Solbaga2,802 people
- Thalia2,763 people

[All 66 villages in Amta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shibgachhia?2,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shibgachhia in?Haora district (Amta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shibgachhia?74.8% (Census 2011)