# Bahir Ranagachha, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Bahir Ranagachha

Bahir Ranagachha is a village in [Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/) sub-district of [Hugli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 99 households**, the 174th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 401people (2011)
- 99households
- 74.1%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahir Ranagachha

Of every 100 households in Bahir Ranagachha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahir Ranagachha · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**21%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****17%**

**56%

Television ****52%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bahir Ranagachha?

■ Bahir Ranagachha · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**942

Working population ****36.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 66% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Balichara437 people
- Tamila437 people
- Jagannathpur431 people
- Durgadaspur422 people
- Sarap392 people
- Purbba Jalarbheri366 people
- Khidirpur355 people
- Binodpur354 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahir Ranagachha?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahir Ranagachha in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahir Ranagachha?74.1% (Census 2011)