# Kachua Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kachua

Kachua is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,648 people in 728 households**, the 29th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,648people (2011)
- 728households
- 68.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kachua

Of every 100 households in Kachua in 2011, 40 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kachua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**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 Kachua?

■ Kachua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**962

Working population ****38.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 324 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (14%) · **■** Household industry 146 (11%) · **■** Other work 320 (23%) · **■** Marginal 405 (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 Bhangar - II

- Chak Maricha3,990 people
- Baniara3,834 people
- Hatisala3,810 people
- Kulberia3,787 people
- Uttar Gazipur3,628 people
- Krolbaria3,577 people
- Raghunathpur3,541 people
- Bhaga Banpur3,376 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 Kachua?3,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachua in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kachua?68.0% (Census 2011)