# Bahirgachhi Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Bahirgachhi

Bahirgachhi is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,785 people in 2,346 households**, the 3rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 9,785people (2011)
- 2,346households
- 80.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahirgachhi

Of every 100 households in Bahirgachhi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahirgachhi · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**15%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**80%

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

**8%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bahirgachhi?

■ Bahirgachhi · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**956

Working population ****34.1%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 74.9% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 727 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 999 (30%) · **■** Household industry 68 (2%) · **■** Other work 983 (29%) · **■** Marginal 556 (17%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Arranghata Narayanpur21,552 people
- Duttapulia13,562 people
- Barabaria9,356 people
- Dhantala9,095 people
- Matikumra8,077 people
- Debagram7,060 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahirgachhi?9,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahirgachhi in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahirgachhi?80.6% (Census 2011)