# Ghagra Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ghagra

Ghagra is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 65 households**, the 111th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 333people (2011)
- 65households
- 74.6%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghagra

Of every 100 households in Ghagra in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghagra · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****70%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**13%

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 Ghagra?

■ Ghagra · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**998

Working population ****46.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 55.9% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (19%) · **■** Marginal 57 (37%)

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 - III

- Agari344 people
- Garberia343 people
- Belma337 people
- Mahabankati337 people
- Rajbandh329 people
- Gobinda Chak326 people
- Chhota Sarenga321 people
- Senkasol320 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghagra?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagra?74.6% (Census 2011)