# Bahirgachhi Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Bahirgachhi

Bahirgachhi is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,014 people in 1,681 households**, the 1st largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 8,014people (2011)
- 1,681households
- 61.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahirgachhi

Of every 100 households in Bahirgachhi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahirgachhi · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**75%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**33%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Bahirgachhi?

■ Bahirgachhi · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**979

Working population ****36.3%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 546 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,165 (40%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 614 (21%) · **■** Marginal 525 (18%)

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 Gazole

- Kutub Sahar6,807 people
- Adina6,581 people
- Bade Mayna6,452 people
- Arazi Deharul5,934 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahirgachhi?8,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahirgachhi in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahirgachhi?61.6% (Census 2011)