# Ochai Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Ochai

Ochai is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 364 households**, the 70th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,417people (2011)
- 364households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ochai

Of every 100 households in Ochai in 2011, 57 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ochai · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**50%

Tap water ****56%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****37%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ochai?

■ Ochai · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**942

Working population ****59.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 75.1% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (60%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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

- Dakatiar Bheri1,492 people
- Gobindapur1,452 people
- Hanral1,447 people
- Ganeshpur1,444 people
- Banseye1,386 people
- Dighanswar1,380 people
- Ugly1,352 people
- Maheshpur1,336 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ochai?1,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ochai in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ochai?81.4% (Census 2011)