# Gauria Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Gauria

Gauria is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,236 people in 1,015 households**, the 8th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 4,236people (2011)
- 1,015households
- 67.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauria

Of every 100 households in Gauria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gauria · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gauria?

■ Gauria · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**944

Working population ****44.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 649 (35%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (8%) · **■** Marginal 697 (37%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Hatinda6,177 people
- Paschim Bhagabanpur4,993 people
- Bhagabatipur4,444 people
- Swarupganj4,368 people
- Kharba3,744 people
- Matiharpur3,695 people
- Paharpur3,606 people
- Arbara3,561 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauria?4,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauria in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gauria?67.8% (Census 2011)