# Agarkhana Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agarkhana

Agarkhana is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 116 households**, the 118th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 606people (2011)
- 116households
- 86.0%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agarkhana

Of every 100 households in Agarkhana in 2011, 53 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agarkhana · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****86%**

**62%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Agarkhana?

■ Agarkhana · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**951

Working population ****38.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 150 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (26%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Gopalsol616 people
- Saldangra615 people
- Khaerbani614 people
- Ayma Damodarpur612 people
- Bara Pancharole603 people
- Payraura602 people
- Malbandhi601 people
- Thakuranitala595 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agarkhana?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agarkhana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agarkhana?86.0% (Census 2011)