# Uchhakhali Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Uchhakhali

Uchhakhali is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,318 people in 446 households**, the 32nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,318people (2011)
- 446households
- 70.8%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uchhakhali

Of every 100 households in Uchhakhali in 2011, 56 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uchhakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**44%

Tap water ****73%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**36%

Television ****28%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Uchhakhali?

■ Uchhakhali · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**954

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 235 (29%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 510 (63%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Rammakhaler Chak2,597 people
- Uttar Kazirhat2,577 people
- Kulerdari2,511 people
- Abjakhali2,459 people
- Pirkhali2,317 people
- Gabbaria2,298 people
- Krishnarampur2,188 people
- Balakhali2,180 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uchhakhali?2,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchhakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uchhakhali?70.8% (Census 2011)