# Rakalgachhi Village, Krishnagar - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - II, Nadia 

# Rakalgachhi

Rakalgachhi is a village in Krishnagar - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 81 households**, the 41st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 304people (2011)
- 81households
- 85.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakalgachhi

Of every 100 households in Rakalgachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakalgachhi · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****52%**

**30%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Rakalgachhi?

■ Rakalgachhi · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**979

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 78.1% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (32%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%)

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 - II

- Bishnu Nagar1,139 people
- Chhagharia642 people
- Paschim Panditpur554 people
- Bamanpara501 people
- Kanthaliamath73 people
- Char Behala46 people
- Parmedia13 people

[All 44 villages in Krishnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakalgachhi?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakalgachhi in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rakalgachhi?85.3% (Census 2011)