# Laucha, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Laucha

Laucha is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 171 households**, the 115th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 950people (2011)
- 171households
- 22.3%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laucha

Of every 100 households in Laucha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laucha · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****81%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Laucha?

■ Laucha · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.3%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**958

Working population ****42.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.7% for men and 17.1% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (46%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 119 (30%)

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

- Uttar Neamatpur972 people
- Satbhiti969 people
- Teghara961 people
- Chathol Islamorar952 people
- Dakshin Goaldob939 people
- Purlia933 people
- Pipla929 people
- Kumra898 people

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

## Other places named Laucha

- Laucha · Village, Bahadurganj, Kishanganj · 3,702 people
- Laucha · Village, Balrampur, Katihar · 192 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laucha?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laucha in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laucha?22.3% (Census 2011)