Kaugachhi

Kaugachhi কাউগাছি
Census Town
Kaugachhi Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°47′N 88°29′E / 22.78°N 88.48°ECoordinates: 22°47′N 88°29′E / 22.78°N 88.48°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
• Total	17,001
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Kaugachhi is a census town in Barrackpore I CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision^[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jagatdal police station serves this town.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kaugachhi had a total population of 17,001, of which 8,612 (51%) were males and 8,389 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,379. The total number of literates in Kaugachhi was 13,833 (88.55 % of the population over 6 years).^[2]

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Kaugachhi had a population of 13,904. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kaugachhi has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kaugachhi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.^[4]

References

1. District-wise list of statutory towns
2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
4. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.