# Baragechhe Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Baragechhe

Baragechhe is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,981 people in 1,106 households**, the 4th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,981people (2011)
- 1,106households
- 88.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baragechhe

Of every 100 households in Baragechhe in 2011, 74 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baragechhe · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****52%**

**38%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Baragechhe?

■ Baragechhe · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**955

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 82.0% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (14%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 879 (47%) · **■** Marginal 543 (29%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Kharui7,343 people
- Uttar Dhalhara7,150 people
- Janu Basan5,363 people
- Chatara4,868 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Gathra4,348 people
- Alinan4,339 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baragechhe?4,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baragechhe in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baragechhe?88.7% (Census 2011)