# Bagchhari Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bagchhari

Bagchhari is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 279 households**, the 31st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,346people (2011)
- 279households
- 86.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagchhari

Of every 100 households in Bagchhari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bagchhari · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**66%

Tap water ****10%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****35%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bagchhari?

■ Bagchhari · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**950

Working population ****34.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.7% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (18%) · **■** Other work 77 (16%) · **■** Marginal 141 (30%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Birbhanpur1,568 people
- Jadabpur1,468 people
- Dingal1,465 people
- Paikmajita1,408 people
- Maheshpur1,331 people
- Sitarampur1,317 people
- Banka Sultanpur1,290 people
- Beladanda1,257 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagchhari?1,346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagchhari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagchhari?86.6% (Census 2011)