# Chandi Gachha Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Chandi Gachha

Chandi Gachha is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,446 people in 866 households**, the 13th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,446people (2011)
- 866households
- 72.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandi Gachha

Of every 100 households in Chandi Gachha in 2011, 47 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandi Gachha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Chandi Gachha?

■ Chandi Gachha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**948

Working population ****46.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 69% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (28%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (6%) · **■** Marginal 882 (55%)

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 Balagarh

- Sukharia3,889 people
- Chandra3,642 people
- Sija3,612 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Somra3,431 people
- Barail3,222 people
- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Kamalpur2,962 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandi Gachha?3,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandi Gachha in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandi Gachha?72.0% (Census 2011)