# Faridkati Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Faridkati

Faridkati is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 146 households**, the 96th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 584people (2011)
- 146households
- 86.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Faridkati

Of every 100 households in Faridkati in 2011, 78 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Faridkati · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**47%

Television ****42%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Faridkati?

■ Faridkati · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**965

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 81.1% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (38%) · **■** Marginal 60 (25%)

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 Gaighata

- Nalkura844 people
- Garibpur776 people
- Kaipukharia755 people
- Harpara732 people
- Raghunandanpur486 people
- Sonatikri469 people
- Chakjhaudanga412 people
- Byasati325 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Faridkati?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Faridkati in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Faridkati?86.2% (Census 2011)