# Bhelagachhi Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhelagachhi

Bhelagachhi is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 332 households**, the 60th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,740people (2011)
- 332households
- 37.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelagachhi

Of every 100 households in Bhelagachhi in 2011, 15 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhelagachhi · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**17%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhelagachhi?

■ Bhelagachhi · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.2%**

**46.1%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**958

Working population ****31.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.8% for men and 32.1% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (61%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 104 (19%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Paschim Kamarshal1,779 people
- Bagdob1,760 people
- Chaugharia1,759 people
- Kamalpur1,753 people
- Sahasra1,731 people
- Matiari1,673 people
- Saidpur1,647 people
- Gochhra1,643 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelagachhi?1,740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelagachhi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelagachhi?37.2% (Census 2011)