Kachu Pukur

Kachu Pukur is a census town in Habibpur CD Block in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Kachu Pukur
Census Town
Kachu Pukur
Location in West Bengal, India
Kachu Pukur
Kachu Pukur (India)
Coordinates: 25.00°N 88.27°E / 25.00; 88.27
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,752
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[2][3]
 • Additional officialEnglish[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHabibpur
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography

Kachu Pukur is located at 25.00°N 88.27°E / 25.00; 88.27.[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Kachu Pukur had a total population of 5,752, of which 2,973 were males and 2,779 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 518. The total number of literates in Kachu Pukur was 4,451, which constituted 77.4% of the population with male literacy of 81.0% and female literacy of 73.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kachu Pukur was 85.0%, of which male literacy rate was 89.3% and female literacy rate was 80.6%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 1,458 and 158 respectively. Kachu Pukur had 1362 households in 2011.[1]

As of 2001 India census,[5] Kachu Pukur had a population of 5348. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kachu Pukur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kachu Pukur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References
  1. "Census of India: Kachu Pukur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Yahoo maps location of Kachu Pukur". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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