# Kamche Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Kamche

Kamche is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,396 people in 520 households**, the 15th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 2,396people (2011)
- 520households
- 83.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamche

Of every 100 households in Kamche in 2011, 49 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamche · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**39%

Tap water ****36%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**44%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kamche?

■ Kamche · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**941

Working population ****35.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (16%) · **■** Marginal 445 (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 Goghat - I

- Anandapur2,873 people
- Kota2,753 people
- Jaykrishnapur2,738 people
- Methul2,704 people
- Uttar Balarampur2,391 people
- Sunia2,329 people
- Dighara2,246 people
- Belekusuma2,103 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamche?2,396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamche in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamche?83.8% (Census 2011)