Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Natagachhi

Natagachhi is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,266 people in 508 households, the 32nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 2,266 people (2011)
- 508 households
- 71.1% literacy
- 1,004 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Natagachhi

Of every 100 households in Natagachhi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Natagachhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 76%
- Toilet within the home 71% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 28% 18%
- Tap water 73% 42%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 73%
- Use banking services 36% 52%
- Television 42% 57%
- Mobile phone 40% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 26% 10%
- Own their home 98% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Natagachhi?

■ Natagachhi · ■ Sonarpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 969
- Working population 34.2% 37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 636 (82%) · ■ Marginal 82 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonarpur
- Gobindapur 2,355 people
- Bamangachhi 2,332 people
- Mukundapur 2,326 people
- Dihi 2,291 people
- Kustia 2,159 people
- Langalber 2,058 people
- Jagatipata 2,053 people
- Samukpota 2,021 people

All 65 villages in Sonarpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Natagachhi? 2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Natagachhi in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Natagachhi? 71.1% (Census 2011)

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