# Bairgachhi, Berhampore, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Bairgachhi

Bairgachhi is a village in [Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **8,148 people in 1,885 households**, the 4th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 8,148people (2011)
- 1,885households
- 76.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bairgachhi

Of every 100 households in Bairgachhi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bairgachhi · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**33%

Television ****33%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bairgachhi?

■ Bairgachhi · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**972

Working population ****34.9%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 458 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (14%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,409 (50%) · **■** Marginal 544 (19%)

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 Berhampore

- Chhayghari12,388 people
- Purbba Narayanpur8,664 people
- Kaladanga8,182 people
- Hati Nagar8,057 people
- Selamatpur8,032 people
- Andar Manik7,938 people
- Tarakpur7,584 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bairgachhi?8,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairgachhi in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bairgachhi?76.1% (Census 2011)