# Jiran Gachhi Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jiran Gachhi

Jiran Gachhi is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,193 people in 1,069 households**, the 16th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 5,193people (2011)
- 1,069households
- 71.2%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiran Gachhi

Of every 100 households in Jiran Gachhi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Jiran Gachhi · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**19%

Tap water ****9%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jiran Gachhi?

■ Jiran Gachhi · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**962

Working population ****30.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 70.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 356 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (16%) · **■** Household industry 60 (4%) · **■** Other work 662 (42%) · **■** Marginal 238 (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 - II

- Dharmatala Pachuria5,789 people
- Panapukur5,770 people
- Nimkuria5,604 people
- Chandi Hat5,272 people
- Shyamnagar5,078 people
- Naoabad4,975 people
- Jaynagar4,921 people
- Uriaparaur4,893 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiran Gachhi?5,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiran Gachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiran Gachhi?71.2% (Census 2011)