# Talgachhi Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Talgachhi

Talgachhi is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,829 people in 1,423 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 7,829people (2011)
- 1,423households
- 54.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talgachhi

Of every 100 households in Talgachhi in 2011, 29 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talgachhi · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Talgachhi?

■ Talgachhi · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**957

Working population ****27.0%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 498 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (26%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (6%) · **■** Marginal 940 (44%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Mali Pakar8,807 people
- Talbha Kuria8,431 people
- Talbangrua8,235 people
- Bhaluka8,076 people
- Jagannathpur7,310 people
- Belshur6,570 people
- Mihaghat6,080 people
- Uttar Kumedpur6,006 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talgachhi?7,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talgachhi in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talgachhi?54.8% (Census 2011)