# Jigri Kulgachhi Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Jigri Kulgachhi

Jigri Kulgachhi is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,004 people in 1,003 households**, the 7th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 6,004people (2011)
- 1,003households
- 55.7%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigri Kulgachhi

Of every 100 households in Jigri Kulgachhi in 2011, 19 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigri Kulgachhi · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****24%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Jigri Kulgachhi?

■ Jigri Kulgachhi · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**956

Working population ****45.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 44% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1,146 (42%) · **■** Other work 813 (30%) · **■** Marginal 417 (15%)

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 Farakka

- Jafar Ganj12,114 people
- Bhabanipur11,465 people
- Ballalpur7,217 people
- Imamnagar6,933 people
- Uttar Bhabanipur5,509 people
- Sri Rampur4,848 people
- Sankarpur4,411 people
- Andhua4,090 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigri Kulgachhi?6,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigri Kulgachhi in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jigri Kulgachhi?55.7% (Census 2011)