# Gagra Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Gagra

Gagra is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 212 households**, the 62nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 936people (2011)
- 212households
- 67.8%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gagra

Of every 100 households in Gagra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gagra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****53%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Gagra?

■ Gagra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**954

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.5% for women. 62% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 39 (12%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Shyampur967 people
- Mahatapur958 people
- Lakshmipara940 people
- Bachpur936 people
- Mandra927 people
- Konrapur919 people
- Bhaidarpara903 people
- Kamalpur877 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gagra?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagra in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gagra?67.8% (Census 2011)