# Lachhipur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lachhipur

Lachhipur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 180 households**, the 86th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 854people (2011)
- 180households
- 92.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachhipur

Of every 100 households in Lachhipur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lachhipur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**93%

Use banking services ****93%**

**37%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

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 Lachhipur?

■ Lachhipur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**959

Working population ****34.1%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 89.6% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 61 (21%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Ghatal

- Iswarpur880 people
- Hare Krishnapur869 people
- Bhangadaha864 people
- Eyakubpur862 people
- Balarampur779 people
- Shyampur766 people
- Balaramga753 people
- Kamdebpur753 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachhipur?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhipur?92.3% (Census 2011)