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

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Shancha

Shancha is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 181 households**, the 67th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 841people (2011)
- 181households
- 84.0%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shancha

Of every 100 households in Shancha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shancha · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**39%

Tap water ****42%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shancha?

■ Shancha · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1393**

**941

Working population ****37.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 68% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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

- Kanaipur911 people
- Bhabadighi887 people
- Birampur850 people
- Harischandrapur847 people
- Badla833 people
- Kalagachhia812 people
- Sekati768 people
- Gohalisanra759 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shancha?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shancha in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shancha?84.0% (Census 2011)