# Gaighata, Jaypur, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a village in [Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 84 households**, the 108th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 451people (2011)
- 84households
- 83.8%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 77 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gaighata?

■ Gaighata · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**951

Working population ****38.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (15%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 34 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jaypur

- Chandabil461 people
- Parashe461 people
- Jamshola458 people
- Jhean453 people
- Danga Makarandapur439 people
- Nutangram Radhamohanpur428 people
- Brindabanpur426 people
- Mahishabandi394 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?83.8% (Census 2011)