# Gidhgram Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Gidhgram

Gidhgram is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,781 people in 1,093 households**, the 10th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 4,781people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 71.3%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gidhgram

Of every 100 households in Gidhgram in 2011, 37 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gidhgram · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

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 Gidhgram?

■ Gidhgram · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**966

Working population ****41.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.6% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 622 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (20%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 618 (31%) · **■** Marginal 280 (14%)

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 Katwa - I

- Kaithan7,101 people
- Churpuni6,256 people
- Gusumba5,276 people
- Ganfulia5,150 people
- Jajigram4,471 people
- Kashigram3,814 people
- Bandra2,842 people
- Mandalhat2,841 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gidhgram?4,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidhgram in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gidhgram?71.3% (Census 2011)