# Baganchara Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Baganchara

Baganchara is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,524 people in 2,052 households**, the 2nd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 8,524people (2011)
- 2,052households
- 64.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baganchara

Of every 100 households in Baganchara in 2011, 31 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baganchara · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**31%

Tap water ****8%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baganchara?

■ Baganchara · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**963

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 361 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (14%) · **■** Household industry 979 (25%) · **■** Other work 1,577 (40%) · **■** Marginal 450 (12%)

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 Santipur

- Gobindapur16,632 people
- Saguna7,874 people
- Boalia6,589 people
- Charharipur5,882 people
- Chandra5,287 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baganchara?8,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baganchara in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baganchara?64.1% (Census 2011)