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

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Gahak

Gahak is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 198 households**, the 67th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 874people (2011)
- 198households
- 75.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahak

Of every 100 households in Gahak in 2011, 13 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gahak · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**81%

Use banking services ****81%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Gahak?

■ Gahak · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234**

**954

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 137 (45%)

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

- Mandra927 people
- Konrapur919 people
- Bhaidarpara903 people
- Kamalpur877 people
- Satgaria857 people
- Damodarpara850 people
- Bamangaria817 people
- Dastipara737 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahak?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahak in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gahak?75.2% (Census 2011)