# Agaya Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agaya

Agaya is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 116 households**, the 103rd largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 524people (2011)
- 116households
- 48.2%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agaya

Of every 100 households in Agaya in 2011, 53 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agaya · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

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 Agaya?

■ Agaya · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**954

Working population ****54.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 40.4% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (70%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Garbeta - II

- Kadambandi545 people
- Tangasol538 people
- Bagdangra537 people
- Salbani531 people
- Kuchlasuli521 people
- Chatra507 people
- Kankrisol507 people
- Agarband501 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agaya?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agaya?48.2% (Census 2011)