Village · Habibpur, Maldah
# Pirgachhi

Pirgachhi is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 427 people in 103 households, the 131st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.
- 427 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 29.4% literacy
- 932 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirgachhi

Of every 100 households in Pirgachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirgachhi · ■ Habibpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 15%
- Toilet within the home 0% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 0% 22%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 7% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 86% 40%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pirgachhi?

■ Pirgachhi · ■ Habibpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 29.4% 55.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 711 950
- Working population 50.4% 46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.7% for men and 28.2% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 212 (99%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Habibpur
- Bishnupur 432 people
- Lakshmipur 431 people
- Nimatpur 431 people
- Bahadurpur 427 people
- Aharail 418 people
- Hurabari 415 people
- Sekandara 415 people
- Tambutana 412 people

All 287 villages in Habibpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Pirgachhi? 427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirgachhi in? Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirgachhi? 29.4% (Census 2011)

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