# Lochangar Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lochangar

Lochangar is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 154 households**, the 64th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 791people (2011)
- 154households
- 82.9%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lochangar

Of every 100 households in Lochangar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lochangar · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**74%

Tap water ****88%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Lochangar?

■ Lochangar · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627**

**998

Working population ****39.9%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 77.6% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 151 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 81 (26%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Bara Sarenga832 people
- Kanchangiri830 people
- Chandabila827 people
- Nepura825 people
- Matalia789 people
- Kuarkhal775 people
- Bhelaitikri751 people
- Tentuldanga751 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lochangar?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lochangar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lochangar?82.9% (Census 2011)