# Mehendigachh Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Mehendigachh

Mehendigachh is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,891 people in 581 households**, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 2,891people (2011)
- 581households
- 73.8%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehendigachh

Of every 100 households in Mehendigachh in 2011, 36 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehendigachh · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****28%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mehendigachh?

■ Mehendigachh · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**945

Working population ****36.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 67.3% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (10%) · **■** Household industry 63 (6%) · **■** Other work 585 (55%) · **■** Marginal 180 (17%)

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

- Kamarbhita5,219 people
- Jugibhita3,649 people
- Gadheaganj3,639 people
- Ambari Falakata3,105 people
- Araji Binnaguri2,864 people
- Araji Bhelakoba II2,859 people
- Mahanbhita2,208 people
- Patharghata2,035 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehendigachh?2,891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehendigachh in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mehendigachh?73.8% (Census 2011)