# Gadai Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Gadai

Gadai is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,002 people in 610 households**, the 33rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 3,002people (2011)
- 610households
- 20.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadai

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

■ Gadai · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**74%

Tap water ****32%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****12%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**51%

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 Gadai?

■ Gadai · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.0%**

**57.8%

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

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**950

Working population ****46.6%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.4% for men and 15.0% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (5%) · **■** Marginal 836 (60%)

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 Manikchak

- Karia Sultanpur3,344 people
- Khartala3,168 people
- Sekhpura3,022 people
- Lakshmipur3,012 people
- Miragram2,910 people
- Mahabbatpur2,741 people
- Jot Bhabani2,582 people
- Chandipur Tafir2,483 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadai?3,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadai in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gadai?20.0% (Census 2011)