# Gadheaganj Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Gadheaganj

Gadheaganj is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,639 people in 755 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 3,639people (2011)
- 755households
- 55.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadheaganj

Of every 100 households in Gadheaganj in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadheaganj · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**57%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gadheaganj?

■ Gadheaganj · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**945

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 429 (37%) · **■** Marginal 296 (26%)

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 Rajganj

- Kismat Sukani5,911 people
- Mantadari5,362 people
- Kamarbhita5,219 people
- Jugibhita3,649 people
- Ambari Falakata3,105 people
- Mehendigachh2,891 people
- Araji Binnaguri2,864 people
- Araji Bhelakoba II2,859 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadheaganj?3,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadheaganj in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gadheaganj?55.8% (Census 2011)