Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Gargaraghati

Gargaraghati is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 820 people in 160 households, the 52nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.
- 820 people (2011)
- 160 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 1,050 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gargaraghati

Of every 100 households in Gargaraghati in 2011, 32 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gargaraghati · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 44%
- Toilet within the home 25% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 63%
- Tap water 2% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 19% 54%
- Television 2% 18%
- Mobile phone 21% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 20%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gargaraghati?

■ Gargaraghati · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 77.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 974
- Working population 50.0% 38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 202 (49%) · ■ Household industry 98 (24%) · ■ Other work 45 (11%) · ■ Marginal 43 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - II
- Madanmohanpur 869 people
- Gopalpur 866 people
- Ramgar 864 people
- Kharsa 842 people
- Hrisingpur 816 people
- Lalgar 800 people
- Chhatraganj 793 people
- Muide 782 people

All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gargaraghati? 820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargaraghati in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gargaraghati? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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