# Garkuta Village, Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar 

# Garkuta

Garkuta is a village in Mathabhanga - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 44 households**, the 89th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 190people (2011)
- 44households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garkuta

Of every 100 households in Garkuta in 2011, 48 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garkuta · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**89%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garkuta?

■ Garkuta · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**939

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 60.5% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (36%) · **■** Other work 19 (28%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Mathabhanga - II

- Dhekarkuthi262 people
- Tetulguri234 people
- Bamanikura228 people
- Bhelakopa195 people
- Tengnamari145 people
- Pharabari113 people
- Chandanchaura67 people

[All 93 villages in Mathabhanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garkuta?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkuta in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garkuta?64.1% (Census 2011)