# Baharagachi Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Baharagachi

Baharagachi is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,924 people in 331 households**, the 17th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,924people (2011)
- 331households
- 53.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baharagachi

Of every 100 households in Baharagachi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baharagachi · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**69%

Use banking services ****43%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baharagachi?

■ Baharagachi · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**977

Working population ****32.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 45.8% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (41%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 156 (25%) · **■** Marginal 148 (24%)

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 Samserganj

- Jaladipur3,319 people
- Sikdapur2,691 people
- Ghoramara2,094 people
- Nimtita2,068 people
- Phulandar1,517 people
- Ratanpur1,482 people
- Napara1,411 people
- Sitarampur1,200 people

[All 33 villages in Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baharagachi?1,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baharagachi in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baharagachi?53.4% (Census 2011)