# Bamangachhi Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bamangachhi

Bamangachhi is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,332 people in 574 households**, the 29th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,332people (2011)
- 574households
- 87.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamangachhi

Of every 100 households in Bamangachhi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamangachhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****96%**

**52%

Television ****82%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Bamangachhi?

■ Bamangachhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**969

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 81.8% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 272 (30%) · **■** Marginal 66 (7%)

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 Sonarpur

- Raghunathpur2,657 people
- Arapanch2,451 people
- Palghat2,360 people
- Gobindapur2,355 people
- Mukundapur2,326 people
- Dihi2,291 people
- Natagachhi2,266 people
- Kustia2,159 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamangachhi?2,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamangachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamangachhi?87.0% (Census 2011)