# Baichhigachhi Village, Amdanga – Population & Literacy

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Village · Amdanga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Baichhigachhi

Baichhigachhi is a village in Amdanga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,402 people in 721 households**, the 12th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 3,402people (2011)
- 721households
- 78.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baichhigachhi

Of every 100 households in Baichhigachhi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baichhigachhi · ■ Amdanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**18%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Baichhigachhi?

■ Baichhigachhi · ■ Amdanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**969

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 79.0% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (24%) · **■** Marginal 214 (21%)

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 Amdanga

- Amdanga3,855 people
- Bhaluka3,830 people
- Shashipur3,630 people
- Padmanavpur3,471 people
- Rafipur3,372 people
- Hisabi3,349 people
- Bargachhia3,287 people
- Tentulia3,139 people

[All 80 villages in Amdanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/amdanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baichhigachhi?3,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baichhigachhi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Amdanga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baichhigachhi?78.6% (Census 2011)