# Lachhia Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Lachhia

Lachhia is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 84 households**, the 62nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 467people (2011)
- 84households
- 71.6%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lachhia

Of every 100 households in Lachhia in 2011, 80 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lachhia · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**89%

Tap water ****17%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**71%

Use banking services ****73%**

**46%

Television ****52%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Lachhia?

■ Lachhia · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**964

Working population ****30.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (13%) · **■** Other work 66 (46%) · **■** Marginal 13 (9%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Juludi478 people
- Shimlon476 people
- Kunja Bihari475 people
- Jarukhamar473 people
- Simulkundi431 people
- Bhagaipur423 people
- Haroka408 people
- Gopalpur405 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lachhia?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lachhia in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lachhia?71.6% (Census 2011)