# Gargaria Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gargaria

Gargaria is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 257 households**, the 45th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 257households
- 77.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gargaria

Of every 100 households in Gargaria in 2011, 83 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gargaria · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gargaria?

■ Gargaria · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**963

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (78%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%)

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 Dantan - I

- Palashia1,221 people
- Kharijha Pari1,205 people
- Bamanda1,171 people
- Dhunria1,170 people
- Kushmi1,137 people
- Bhurangi1,134 people
- Baharda1,130 people
- Haripura1,122 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gargaria?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gargaria?77.1% (Census 2011)