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

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Gaurdanga

Gaurdanga is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 476 households**, the 25th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 476households
- 77.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurdanga

Of every 100 households in Gaurdanga in 2011, 40 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurdanga · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaurdanga?

■ Gaurdanga · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**926

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (13%) · **■** Marginal 214 (31%)

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

- Kshetpur Palashi2,286 people
- Deasin2,278 people
- Sahapur2,193 people
- Ronda2,147 people
- Chhota Kulgachhi2,096 people
- Mulgram2,089 people
- Shila2,025 people
- Khaspur1,839 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurdanga?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurdanga in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurdanga?77.3% (Census 2011)