# Gambhirgachhi Village, Deganga – Population & Literacy

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Village · Deganga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gambhirgachhi

Gambhirgachhi is a village in Deganga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,681 people in 596 households**, the 44th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 2,681people (2011)
- 596households
- 82.2%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gambhirgachhi

Of every 100 households in Gambhirgachhi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gambhirgachhi · ■ Deganga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**8%

Tap water ****28%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**42%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Gambhirgachhi?

■ Gambhirgachhi · ■ Deganga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**969

Working population ****35.8%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 79.3% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 227 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (23%) · **■** Household industry 63 (7%) · **■** Other work 189 (20%) · **■** Marginal 264 (28%)

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 Deganga

- Khordda2,884 people
- Aziznagar2,847 people
- Eazpur2,747 people
- Jadabpur2,740 people
- Krishnachandrapur2,677 people
- Chaurashi2,630 people
- Arjullapur2,596 people
- Simulia2,586 people

[All 107 villages in Deganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/deganga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gambhirgachhi?2,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gambhirgachhi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Deganga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gambhirgachhi?82.2% (Census 2011)