# Palgachha Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Palgachha

Palgachha is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,075 people in 250 households**, the 71st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,075people (2011)
- 250households
- 65.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palgachha

Of every 100 households in Palgachha in 2011, 38 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palgachha · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**36%

Tap water ****99%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****25%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Palgachha?

■ Palgachha · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**952

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (70%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 88 (16%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%)

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

- Bakcha1,156 people
- Gopalnagar1,106 people
- Mohanpur1,101 people
- Satghara1,093 people
- Kanaipur1,074 people
- Jhanda1,061 people
- Basantapur1,058 people
- Raipur1,032 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palgachha?1,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palgachha in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palgachha?65.4% (Census 2011)