# Gachharati Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gachharati

Gachharati is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,450 people in 323 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,450people (2011)
- 323households
- 66.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachharati

Of every 100 households in Gachharati in 2011, 54 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gachharati · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gachharati?

■ Gachharati · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**953

Working population ****35.7%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (25%) · **■** Household industry 73 (14%) · **■** Other work 157 (30%) · **■** Marginal 58 (11%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Tajpur1,669 people
- Dakshin Gulaichandi1,581 people
- Jirakpur1,580 people
- Dakshin Bagundi1,506 people
- Atkaria1,368 people
- Kathari1,302 people
- Ramnagar1,300 people
- Byang Pukuria1,117 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gachharati?1,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachharati in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachharati?66.7% (Census 2011)