# Badlagachha Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Badlagachha

Badlagachha is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,884 people in 382 households**, the 21st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,884people (2011)
- 382households
- 73.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Badlagachha

Of every 100 households in Badlagachha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badlagachha · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Badlagachha?

■ Badlagachha · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**945

Working population ****30.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 65.2% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 353 (61%) · **■** Marginal 37 (6%)

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 Rajganj

- Araji Binnaguri2,864 people
- Araji Bhelakoba II2,859 people
- Mahanbhita2,208 people
- Patharghata2,035 people
- Lalitabari1,479 people
- Balai Gachh1,383 people
- Chhat Shikarpur541 people
- Araji Bhelakoba I353 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Badlagachha?1,884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badlagachha in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Badlagachha?73.9% (Census 2011)