# Bakcha Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bakcha

Bakcha is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 72 households**, the 105th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 378people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.2%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakcha

Of every 100 households in Bakcha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakcha · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****65%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Bakcha?

■ Bakcha · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**950

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 77.4% for women. 70% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (57%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Gamaria409 people
- Mathurapur402 people
- Nishan Chak398 people
- Phulchak390 people
- Kharakpur372 people
- Arjungerya370 people
- Kalapat363 people
- Shola Part-I360 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 Bakcha?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakcha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakcha?86.2% (Census 2011)