# Gadighat Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gadighat

Gadighat is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 352 households**, the 34th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 352households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadighat

Of every 100 households in Gadighat in 2011, 85 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gadighat · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**38%

Tap water ****35%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**90%

Use banking services ****66%**

**59%

Television ****58%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

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 Gadighat?

■ Gadighat · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**972

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 79.0% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 47 (8%) · **■** Other work 317 (51%) · **■** Marginal 147 (24%)

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 Daspur - I

- Kunjapur1,783 people
- Gurli1,775 people
- Dharmma1,759 people
- Karuna Chak1,701 people
- Radhanagar1,672 people
- Sekendari1,668 people
- Nabinsimla1,622 people
- Radha Krishnapur1,622 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadighat?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadighat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gadighat?84.6% (Census 2011)