# Gurighati Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Gurighati

Gurighati is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 147 households**, the 61st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 756people (2011)
- 147households
- 77.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurighati

Of every 100 households in Gurighati in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurighati · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**84%

Use banking services ****23%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gurighati?

■ Gurighati · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**960

Working population ****53.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 398 (98%)

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 Simlapal

- Ganrra803 people
- Bagakhulia790 people
- Baranimdiha781 people
- Jhumka775 people
- Lakshmipal751 people
- Manipur744 people
- Bardi733 people
- Kustara729 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurighati?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurighati in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurighati?77.7% (Census 2011)