# Saitgachhi Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Saitgachhi

Saitgachhi is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 335 households**, the 59th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 335households
- 76.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saitgachhi

Of every 100 households in Saitgachhi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Saitgachhi · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Saitgachhi?

■ Saitgachhi · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**962

Working population ****36.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (14%) · **■** Household industry 34 (6%) · **■** Other work 217 (39%) · **■** Marginal 82 (15%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Debipur1,720 people
- Chak Bhika1,634 people
- Mousal1,631 people
- Balipur1,549 people
- Bhandarkura1,545 people
- Hogaldara1,510 people
- Dakshin Narikel Beria1,493 people
- Srirampur1,402 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saitgachhi?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saitgachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saitgachhi?76.7% (Census 2011)