# Chau Gachha Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Chau Gachha

Chau Gachha is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,054 people in 1,426 households**, the 4th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 6,054people (2011)
- 1,426households
- 75.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chau Gachha

Of every 100 households in Chau Gachha in 2011, 48 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chau Gachha · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**24%

Tap water ****41%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

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 Chau Gachha?

■ Chau Gachha · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**966

Working population ****34.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 485 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (35%) · **■** Household industry 94 (5%) · **■** Other work 366 (18%) · **■** Marginal 413 (20%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Majhdia11,995 people
- Tungi7,803 people
- Matiari7,301 people
- Banpur5,888 people
- Chandan Nagar5,419 people
- Gede5,396 people
- Bhajanghat5,206 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chau Gachha?6,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chau Gachha in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chau Gachha?75.7% (Census 2011)