# Kulgachhi Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Kulgachhi

Kulgachhi is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 125 households**, the 101st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 527people (2011)
- 125households
- 77.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Kulgachhi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kulgachhi · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****95%**

**48%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Kulgachhi?

■ Kulgachhi · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**948

Working population ****47.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 76.5% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 130 (52%)

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

- Paranpur617 people
- Bhalki567 people
- Saira552 people
- Chhota Nekua541 people
- Kalyanshri502 people
- Dahia496 people
- Basuki476 people
- Benepukur412 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kulgachhi?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulgachhi in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kulgachhi?77.8% (Census 2011)