# Gachh Upra Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gachh Upra

Gachh Upra is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 178 households**, the 49th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 894people (2011)
- 178households
- 72.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachh Upra

Of every 100 households in Gachh Upra in 2011, 60 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gachh Upra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**70%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**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 Gachh Upra?

■ Gachh Upra · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**954

Working population ****40.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 62.2% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 125 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (54%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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

- Chandabila950 people
- Shiromanipur919 people
- Chhagalia909 people
- Harimara905 people
- Bankati892 people
- Hathimasan888 people
- Lalitpur880 people
- Madnapur858 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 Gachh Upra?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachh Upra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachh Upra?72.1% (Census 2011)