# Gaurnai Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Gaurnai

Gaurnai is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 309 households**, the 58th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,297people (2011)
- 309households
- 78.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurnai

Of every 100 households in Gaurnai in 2011, 47 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurnai · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****54%**

**48%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Gaurnai?

■ Gaurnai · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**948

Working population ****45.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 68% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (10%) · **■** Marginal 78 (13%)

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 Balagarh

- Baruipara1,406 people
- Khetpur1,394 people
- Sargaria1,381 people
- Arazi Guptipara1,373 people
- Mundukhola1,233 people
- Sarenda1,231 people
- Panchpara1,190 people
- Baneswarpur1,183 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurnai?1,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurnai in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurnai?78.1% (Census 2011)