# Agaya Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agaya

Agaya is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 48 households**, the 218th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 223people (2011)
- 48households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agaya

Of every 100 households in Agaya in 2011, 29 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agaya · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**25%

Television ****29%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Agaya?

■ Agaya · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**954

Working population ****51.6%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 69% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 52 (45%)

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 Binpur - I

- Gangadhari226 people
- Raghunathpur226 people
- Bhairab Kundu225 people
- Dhanghari224 people
- Kelyasol223 people
- Amlia222 people
- Champabani221 people
- Garthela219 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agaya?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agaya?77.2% (Census 2011)