# Kadighat Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kadighat

Kadighat is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,329 people in 718 households**, the 11th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,329people (2011)
- 718households
- 54.0%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kadighat

Of every 100 households in Kadighat in 2011, 42 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kadighat · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kadighat?

■ Kadighat · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**936

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 48.2% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (9%) · **■** Household industry 392 (25%) · **■** Other work 939 (61%) · **■** Marginal 40 (3%)

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 Gangarampur

- Jalalpur3,966 people
- Mahurkismat3,943 people
- Faridpur Domotha3,600 people
- Maharajpur3,351 people
- Karial3,038 people
- Katatair3,020 people
- Boaldaha2,889 people
- Nehamba2,836 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kadighat?3,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadighat in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kadighat?54.0% (Census 2011)