# Ghagra Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Ghagra

Ghagra is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 416 households**, the 37th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,570people (2011)
- 416households
- 82.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghagra

Of every 100 households in Ghagra in 2011, 17 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghagra · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****13%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Ghagra?

■ Ghagra · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**957

Working population ****36.1%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 77.7% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 192 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (38%) · **■** Other work 59 (10%) · **■** Marginal 98 (17%)

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 Galsi - I

- Potna1,873 people
- Kutruki1,805 people
- Bagabanpur1,666 people
- Naskarbandh1,620 people
- Nabakhanda1,445 people
- Bansujapur1,419 people
- Kondaipur1,405 people
- Purandargar1,336 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghagra?1,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagra in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagra?82.6% (Census 2011)