# Bhelagachhi Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhelagachhi

Bhelagachhi is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,528 people in 906 households**, the 23rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 4,528people (2011)
- 906households
- 63.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelagachhi

Of every 100 households in Bhelagachhi in 2011, 14 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelagachhi · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**40%

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 · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**967

Working population ****38.7%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 494 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 533 (30%) · **■** Marginal 351 (20%)

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 Islampur

- Kachna4,809 people
- Durgapur4,674 people
- Ramganj4,660 people
- Matikunda4,529 people
- Gunjaria4,470 people
- Kamlagaon4,316 people
- Manikpur3,980 people
- Iluabari3,921 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelagachhi?4,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelagachhi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelagachhi?63.8% (Census 2011)