# Gendagachh Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gendagachh

Gendagachh is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,803 people in 531 households**, the 31st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,803people (2011)
- 531households
- 56.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gendagachh

Of every 100 households in Gendagachh in 2011, 42 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gendagachh · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**92%

Use banking services ****76%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Gendagachh?

■ Gendagachh · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**953

Working population ****25.5%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.4% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 161 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 287 (40%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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 Chopra

- Athiala3,024 people
- Jhajhri3,017 people
- Goabari2,989 people
- Purba Ariagaon2,828 people
- Dakshin Gorasahid2,789 people
- Bara Mircha2,700 people
- Ghirnigaon2,640 people
- Katgaon2,611 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gendagachh?2,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gendagachh in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gendagachh?56.5% (Census 2011)