# Kachu Pukur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Maldah, West Bengal 

# Kachu Pukur

Kachu Pukur is a town in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,752 people** in 1,362 households. Literacy was 85.0%.

- 5,752people (2011)
- 1,362households
- 85.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kachu Pukur

■ Kachu Pukur · ■ Maldah urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**882

Working population ****36.1%**

**37.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kachu Pukur

Of every 100 households in Kachu Pukur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kachu Pukur · ■ Maldah urban average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**23%

Tap water ****73%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**52%

Use banking services ****47%**

**53%

Television ****49%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 people in Kachu Pukur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,599 (77%) · **■** Household industry 87 (4%) · **■** Farming 112 (5%) · **■** Marginal 277 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kachu Pukur?5,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachu Pukur in?Maldah district, West Bengal