# Bachka Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bachka

Bachka is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 99 households**, the 86th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 473people (2011)
- 99households
- 80.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bachka

Of every 100 households in Bachka in 2011, 31 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachka · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**63%

Tap water ****76%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****13%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

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 Bachka?

■ Bachka · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1700**

**974

Working population ****48.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (8%) · **■** Household industry 22 (10%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 176 (77%)

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 - II

- Basantapur481 people
- Barnia479 people
- Raniganj476 people
- Narua475 people
- Manoharganj464 people
- Kasiari449 people
- Chhotaakna441 people
- Dhanyajhati419 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bachka?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bachka?80.4% (Census 2011)