# Guir Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Guir

Guir is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,044 people in 927 households**, the 10th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 4,044people (2011)
- 927households
- 79.4%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Guir

Of every 100 households in Guir in 2011, 51 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Guir · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**70%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

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 Guir?

■ Guir · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**960

Working population ****33.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.3% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (44%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (17%) · **■** Marginal 359 (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 Khandaghosh

- Jubila5,761 people
- Shankari4,776 people
- Induti4,610 people
- Bonwai4,054 people
- Badulia3,905 people
- Dubrajhat3,800 people
- Kendur3,639 people
- Chagram3,138 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Guir?4,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guir in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Guir?79.4% (Census 2011)