# Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **330,287 people**, 7 towns and 100 villages (100 inhabited). The largest village is Phulsara (8,716 people).

- 330,287people (2011)
- 100villages
- 7towns
- 82.3%literacy

## Population of Gaighata compared with North Twenty Four Parganas

■ Gaighata · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**956

Working population ****36.9%**

**35.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 63 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**8%

Tap water ****12%**

**39%

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

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**49%

Use banking services ****50%**

**59%

Television ****35%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Gaighata

- Shimulpur20,803 people
- Dhakuria10,165 people
- Chikanpara9,594 people
- Chandpara7,113 people
- Sonatikiri6,919 people
- Bara5,172 people
- Chhekati4,995 people

## Largest villages in Gaighata

- Phulsara · 8,716 people
- Panchpota · 8,312 people
- Barasat · 7,441 people
- Angrail · 6,978 people
- Rampur · 6,936 people
- Ichhapur · 5,999 people
- Bagchara · 5,745 people
- Mondalpara · 5,607 people
- Jaleshwar · 5,602 people
- Narikela · 5,222 people
- Dharmpur · 5,090 people
- Patabuka · 4,845 people
- Barnagaria · 4,789 people
- Ramnagar · 4,521 people
- Karola · 4,127 people
- Bishnupur · 4,119 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gaighata?100 (100 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Gaighata?330,287 (Census 2011)