Kaugachhi (Bengali: কাউগাছি) is a census town under Jagatdal police station of Barrackpore subdivisionin North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As of 2001[update] India census, 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.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
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