# Larchak Village, Kaliachak - III, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Larchak

Larchak is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,496 people in 501 households**, the 34th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 2,496people (2011)
- 501households
- 57.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Larchak

Of every 100 households in Larchak in 2011, 24 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Larchak · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Larchak?

■ Larchak · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**967

Working population ****43.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 51.2% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 156 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (20%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 555 (51%)

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 Kaliachak - III

- Bakhrabad2,814 people
- Mohanpur2,794 people
- Sahaband Chak2,737 people
- Par Dakshin Baidyanathpur2,542 people
- Par Lalpur2,418 people
- Malatipur2,296 people
- Mohanpur Dushobigha2,226 people
- Babupur2,109 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Larchak?2,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Larchak in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Larchak?57.8% (Census 2011)