# Bankagachha, Chanditala - II, Hugli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Bankagachha

Bankagachha is a village in [Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/) sub-district of [Hugli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,424 people in 560 households**, the 10th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 2,424people (2011)
- 560households
- 92.2%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankagachha

Of every 100 households in Bankagachha in 2011, 75 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bankagachha · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**51%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****55%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bankagachha?

■ Bankagachha · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**941

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 89.3% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 56 (6%) · **■** Other work 730 (78%) · **■** Marginal 116 (12%)

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 Chanditala - II

- Khanpur3,427 people
- Thero3,051 people
- Okardaha2,944 people
- Bamandanga2,743 people
- Duttapur2,285 people
- Sahana1,944 people
- Jagannathbati1,846 people
- Khoragari1,827 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankagachha?2,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankagachha in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankagachha?92.2% (Census 2011)