# Panch Gachhia, Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Panch Gachhia

Panch Gachhia is a village in [Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,710 people in 1,063 households**, the 14th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 4,710people (2011)
- 1,063households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panch Gachhia

Of every 100 households in Panch Gachhia in 2011, 53 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panch Gachhia · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**61%

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

**35%

Tap water ****16%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**85%

Use banking services ****39%**

**39%

Television ****43%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Panch Gachhia?

■ Panch Gachhia · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**954

Working population ****29.5%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (18%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 884 (64%) · **■** Marginal 99 (7%)

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 Baruipur

- Kuruli5,755 people
- Betberia5,125 people
- Padmajala4,937 people
- Balbalia4,759 people
- Ganespur4,530 people
- Faridpur4,512 people
- Teurhat4,423 people
- Indrapala4,088 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Other places named Panch Gachhia

- Panchgachhia · Village, Haripal, Hugli · 1,194 people
- Panchgachhia · Village, Suti - I, Murshidabad · 766 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panch Gachhia?4,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panch Gachhia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panch Gachhia?77.1% (Census 2011)