# Lohagachhi Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Lohagachhi

Lohagachhi is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 229 households**, the 77th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 229households
- 75.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohagachhi

Of every 100 households in Lohagachhi in 2011, 56 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohagachhi · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**70%

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

**61%

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

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**81%

Use banking services ****40%**

**49%

Television ****46%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Lohagachhi?

■ Lohagachhi · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**952

Working population ****49.5%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (21%) · **■** Household industry 94 (18%) · **■** Other work 88 (17%) · **■** Marginal 186 (37%)

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 Jangipara

- Jhanda1,061 people
- Basantapur1,058 people
- Raipur1,032 people
- Soari1,029 people
- Nikash1,014 people
- Ghanashyampur996 people
- Shrihatta993 people
- Kandar Panagar990 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohagachhi?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagachhi in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagachhi?75.9% (Census 2011)