# Bahir Gachhi Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bahir Gachhi

Bahir Gachhi is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,409 people in 441 households**, the 38th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,409people (2011)
- 441households
- 66.7%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahir Gachhi

Of every 100 households in Bahir Gachhi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bahir Gachhi · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**51%

Tap water ****11%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Bahir Gachhi?

■ Bahir Gachhi · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**983

Working population ****30.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (4%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 82 (11%) · **■** Marginal 545 (75%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Jalghara2,545 people
- Ghatakpur2,459 people
- Chak Raypur2,437 people
- Payra Chali2,420 people
- Chak Debughosh2,401 people
- Paduma2,369 people
- Mahishamuri2,339 people
- Gopalnagar2,208 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahir Gachhi?2,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahir Gachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahir Gachhi?66.7% (Census 2011)