Village · Chhatna, Bankura
# Garra

Garra is a village in Chhatna sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 634 people in 118 households, the 127th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 634 people (2011)
- 118 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 933 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garra

Of every 100 households in Garra in 2011, 29 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garra · ■ Chhatna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 34%
- Toilet within the home 3% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 80%
- Use banking services 63% 68%
- Television 15% 18%
- Mobile phone 41% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 22%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garra?

■ Garra · ■ Chhatna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 647 954
- Working population 31.4% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 65.2% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 46 (23%) · ■ Marginal 107 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhatna
- Rangametya 664 people
- Baghmara 660 people
- Kalipahari 655 people
- Shushunia 635 people
- Amakunda 632 people
- Hausibad 632 people
- Benagaria 623 people
- Kendua 621 people

All 287 villages in Chhatna

## Other places named Garra
- Garra · Town, Balaghat · 5,533 people
- Garra · Village, Waraseoni, Balaghat · 4,097 people
- Garra · Village, Tumsar, Bhandara · 3,458 people
- Garra · Village, Nuaon, Kaimur · 2,133 people
- Garra · Village, Nabagram, Murshidabad · 1,938 people
- Garra · Village, Mandro, Sahibganj · 1,871 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Garra? 634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garra in? Bankura district (Chhatna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garra? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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