# Kochgiria Village, Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad 

# Kochgiria

Kochgiria is a village in Bhagawangola - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,606 people in 1,012 households**, the 11th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 4,606people (2011)
- 1,012households
- 67.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kochgiria

Of every 100 households in Kochgiria in 2011, 7 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kochgiria · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**29%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**35%

Own their home ****80%**

**92%

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 Kochgiria?

■ Kochgiria · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**961

Working population ****25.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 49% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 419 (35%) · **■** Marginal 211 (18%)

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 Bhagawangola - I

- Kasba Bahadurpur7,470 people
- Digha6,171 people
- Bhundar Kismat5,800 people
- Madhya Gobindapur4,777 people
- Upar Orahar4,568 people
- Sundarpur4,546 people
- Paschim Rampur4,099 people
- Diar Syampur3,816 people

[All 60 villages in Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kochgiria?4,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochgiria in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kochgiria?67.1% (Census 2011)