# Srichanda, Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Srichanda

Srichanda is a village in [Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 416 households**, the 50th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 416households
- 86.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Srichanda

Of every 100 households in Srichanda in 2011, 67 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Srichanda · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**33%

Television ****59%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Srichanda?

■ Srichanda · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**983

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (38%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 240 (39%) · **■** Marginal 102 (17%)

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

- Sankarpur2,071 people
- Bainch Beria2,029 people
- Haripur1,963 people
- Baneswarpur1,960 people
- Kamalpur1,740 people
- Bakhra Bad1,651 people
- Dhan Dhania1,609 people
- Dihi Sarishapara1,576 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 Srichanda?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Srichanda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Srichanda?86.7% (Census 2011)