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

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Laghata

Laghata is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 206 households**, the 26th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 969people (2011)
- 206households
- 54.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laghata

Of every 100 households in Laghata in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laghata · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**25%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Laghata?

■ Laghata · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**954

Working population ****44.0%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (16%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 278 (65%)

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

- Harda1,090 people
- Jashpur1,046 people
- Shirshi1,032 people
- Kurkutsol986 people
- Kantapahari968 people
- Ankro960 people
- Nepura951 people
- Dhamro933 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 Laghata?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laghata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laghata?54.8% (Census 2011)