Badhagachhi is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Hooghly district

Hooghly District

Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.The headquarters of the district are at Chinsura...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. It is under Balagarh

Balagarh

Balagarh is an administrative division in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Balagarh police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Patuligram...

 police station in Chinsurah

Hugli-Chuchura

Hugli-Chuchura is a city in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies on the Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata . It is located in the district of Hugli and is home to the district headquarters. Chuchura houses the Commissioner of the Burdwan Range...

 subdivision.

Geography

Badhagachhi is located at 23.19817°N 88.40894°E

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Badhagachhi had a population of 4718. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Badhagachhi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.