# Baugachhi Village, Habra - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Baugachhi

Baugachhi is a village in Habra - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,137 people in 280 households**, the 53rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,137people (2011)
- 280households
- 85.6%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baugachhi

Of every 100 households in Baugachhi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Baugachhi · ■ Habra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****49%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Baugachhi?

■ Baugachhi · ■ Habra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**943

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (14%) · **■** Household industry 60 (12%) · **■** Other work 176 (36%) · **■** Marginal 86 (18%)

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 Habra - I

- Boyerghata1,362 people
- Metiagachi1,212 people
- Hirapol1,173 people
- Jashur1,151 people
- Chakkultala1,133 people
- Basir Hati1,001 people

[All 55 villages in Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baugachhi?1,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baugachhi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baugachhi?85.6% (Census 2011)