# Garagachhi Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Garagachhi

Garagachhi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 240 households**, the 46th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 950people (2011)
- 240households
- 66.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garagachhi

Of every 100 households in Garagachhi in 2011, 38 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garagachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****15%**

**63%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garagachhi?

■ Garagachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**926

Working population ****42.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 59.1% for women. 68% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 58 (14%) · **■** Marginal 104 (26%)

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 - II

- Islampur1,013 people
- Dona981 people
- Benga975 people
- Simulgachhi954 people
- Bara Meigachhi887 people
- Bishnupur874 people
- Ghumuria851 people
- Nawapara767 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garagachhi?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garagachhi in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garagachhi?66.9% (Census 2011)