# Panchgachhi Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Panchgachhi

Panchgachhi is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 270 households**, the 57th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,174people (2011)
- 270households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchgachhi

Of every 100 households in Panchgachhi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchgachhi · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**34%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****55%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Panchgachhi?

■ Panchgachhi · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1268**

**949

Working population ****43.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (21%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 249 (49%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Kalapukur1,230 people
- Jagajibanpur1,208 people
- Gayeshpur1,205 people
- Chakdaha1,177 people
- Dattapur1,168 people
- Ankargaria1,163 people
- Tajpur1,149 people
- Darbeshpur1,083 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchgachhi?1,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchgachhi in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchgachhi?69.6% (Census 2011)