# Baicha Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baicha

Baicha is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 112 households**, the 84th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 494people (2011)
- 112households
- 94.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baicha

Of every 100 households in Baicha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baicha · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Baicha?

■ Baicha · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**953

Working population ****45.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 88.9% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (59%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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 Dantan - II

- Joti Bar517 people
- Rangasitia512 people
- Pahari Chak496 people
- Gamharipur495 people
- Kuchi Gerya493 people
- Mulada463 people
- Pincha455 people
- Bulakipur445 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baicha?494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baicha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baicha?94.2% (Census 2011)