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

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Pukurgachhi

Pukurgachhi is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,728 people in 870 households**, the 24th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 3,728people (2011)
- 870households
- 61.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukurgachhi

Of every 100 households in Pukurgachhi in 2011, 7 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pukurgachhi · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**69%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Pukurgachhi?

■ Pukurgachhi · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**987

Working population ****31.1%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (48%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (13%) · **■** Marginal 284 (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 Krishnagar - I

- Simul Tala4,936 people
- Durgapur4,929 people
- Hara Nagar4,137 people
- Bhandar Khola3,992 people
- Hatisala3,490 people
- Gobrapota3,419 people
- Raotara3,366 people
- Paninala3,189 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukurgachhi?3,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukurgachhi in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukurgachhi?61.3% (Census 2011)