# Pirgachha Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Pirgachha

Pirgachha is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,526 people in 1,011 households**, the 9th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,526people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 72.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirgachha

Of every 100 households in Pirgachha in 2011, 74 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirgachha · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**15%

Tap water ****23%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**78%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****36%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Pirgachha?

■ Pirgachha · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**940

Working population ****33.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (6%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 933 (62%) · **■** Marginal 402 (27%)

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 Barasat - I

- Bahera5,369 people
- Jirat5,337 people
- Mandalganti5,151 people
- Barbaria4,764 people
- Khilkapur4,501 people
- Patincha4,474 people
- Sikdespukhuria4,355 people
- Maynagadi4,058 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirgachha?4,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirgachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirgachha?72.9% (Census 2011)