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

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Palgachhi

Palgachhi is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,303 people in 1,778 households**, the 13th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 8,303people (2011)
- 1,778households
- 57.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palgachhi

Of every 100 households in Palgachhi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palgachhi · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**48%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**22%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palgachhi?

■ Palgachhi · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**967

Working population ****43.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (12%) · **■** Household industry 657 (18%) · **■** Other work 747 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,681 (46%)

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

- Sahabazpur13,975 people
- Deonapur12,381 people
- Sabdulpur8,970 people
- Suzapur Mandai8,807 people
- Chak Seherdi7,850 people
- Chain Para7,570 people
- Jayenpur7,538 people
- Chak Bahadurpur6,628 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palgachhi?8,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palgachhi in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palgachhi?57.5% (Census 2011)