# Poragachha Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Poragachha

Poragachha is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 499 households**, the 42nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 499households
- 71.0%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poragachha

Of every 100 households in Poragachha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poragachha · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**28%

Tap water ****10%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Poragachha?

■ Poragachha · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**987

Working population ****33.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (33%) · **■** Marginal 27 (4%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Satkulta2,250 people
- Kaya2,214 people
- Chapra Dignagar2,178 people
- Boalia2,165 people
- Jeolgari2,128 people
- Bishnupur2,068 people
- Joania2,065 people
- Sijaipur1,983 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poragachha?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poragachha in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Poragachha?71.0% (Census 2011)