# Kachimuha Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kachimuha

Kachimuha is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,972 people in 889 households**, the 24th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,972people (2011)
- 889households
- 62.4%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kachimuha

Of every 100 households in Kachimuha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachimuha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kachimuha?

■ Kachimuha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**939

Working population ****44.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 406 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (13%) · **■** Marginal 146 (8%)

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 Raiganj

- Rupahar4,155 people
- Chhatrapur4,128 people
- Runia4,024 people
- Bogram3,983 people
- Gobindapur3,690 people
- Udaypur3,690 people
- Tenahari3,512 people
- Lohanda3,511 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kachimuha?3,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachimuha in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kachimuha?62.4% (Census 2011)