# Garra Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Garra

Garra is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 136 households**, the 86th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 591people (2011)
- 136households
- 33.7%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garra

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

■ Garra · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

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 Garra?

■ Garra · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.7%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 30.3% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (67%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 33 (17%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Kailpara700 people
- Baradangi679 people
- Chapdaha664 people
- Chandipur608 people
- Haranathpur546 people
- Gopalpur533 people
- Nazirpur533 people
- Bighor526 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garra?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garra in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garra?33.7% (Census 2011)