# Lohagachhi Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lohagachhi

Lohagachhi is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 242 households**, the 85th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,283people (2011)
- 242households
- 57.1%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohagachhi

Of every 100 households in Lohagachhi in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohagachhi · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Lohagachhi?

■ Lohagachhi · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**958

Working population ****30.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (26%) · **■** Marginal 151 (38%)

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

- Padmadara1,391 people
- Bidyanandapur1,363 people
- Bhabaniganj1,336 people
- Chikni Barhas1,294 people
- Chauria1,276 people
- Goharran1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 people
- Suhiasani1,236 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 Lohagachhi?1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohagachhi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohagachhi?57.1% (Census 2011)