# Gachha Village, Nakashipara, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nakashipara, Nadia 

# Gachha

Gachha is a village in Nakashipara sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,213 people in 1,675 households**, the 10th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 7,213people (2011)
- 1,675households
- 67.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachha

Of every 100 households in Gachha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gachha · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**42%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

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

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Gachha?

■ Gachha · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**968

Working population ****36.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 353 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,082 (42%) · **■** Household industry 183 (7%) · **■** Other work 750 (29%) · **■** Marginal 233 (9%)

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 Nakashipara

- Petuabhanga8,403 people
- Dhananjoypur8,302 people
- Patikabari8,242 people
- Haranagar7,621 people
- Bilkumari7,112 people
- Mota6,479 people
- Dhaparia5,958 people
- Dogachhia5,932 people

[All 107 villages in Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gachha?7,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachha in?Nadia district (Nakashipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachha?67.8% (Census 2011)