# Aragachhi, Habibpur, Maldah – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Aragachhi

Aragachhi is a village in [Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/) sub-district of [Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,508 people in 323 households**, the 29th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,508people (2011)
- 323households
- 61.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Aragachhi

Of every 100 households in Aragachhi in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aragachhi · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**15%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Aragachhi?

■ Aragachhi · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**950

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 384 (59%)

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 Habibpur

- Bhabuk1,675 people
- Bijail1,610 people
- Oltara1,562 people
- Talpukur1,560 people
- Dhala Kandar1,470 people
- Binodpur1,438 people
- Chaksukur1,417 people
- Perapur1,364 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Aragachhi?1,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aragachhi in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Aragachhi?61.8% (Census 2011)