# Lechhua Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lechhua

Lechhua is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 104 households**, the 136th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 333people (2011)
- 104households
- 91.3%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lechhua

Of every 100 households in Lechhua in 2011, 69 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lechhua · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**18%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Lechhua?

■ Lechhua · ■ Pingla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**942

Working population ****66.7%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 84.9% for women. 72% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (22%) · **■** Marginal 102 (46%)

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 Pingla

- Kuila Chak362 people
- Sangar Batitaki348 people
- Karkai Batitaki346 people
- Chak Ghanashyam344 people
- Paikar Raut Chak327 people
- Mian Chak315 people
- Patgere313 people
- Bhat Bar308 people

[All 182 villages in Pingla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/pingla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lechhua?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lechhua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lechhua?91.3% (Census 2011)