# Gidhila Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Gidhila

Gidhila is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 286 households**, the 27th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,265people (2011)
- 286households
- 67.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gidhila

Of every 100 households in Gidhila in 2011, 50 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidhila · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**23%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gidhila?

■ Gidhila · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**963

Working population ****47.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (14%) · **■** Marginal 206 (34%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Ramnagar1,446 people
- Radhanagar1,390 people
- Kaleswar1,333 people
- Bara Kalikapur1,300 people
- Serunia1,254 people
- Balur1,241 people
- Mahesha1,204 people
- Hatinagar1,202 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gidhila?1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidhila in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gidhila?67.5% (Census 2011)