# Gargaria Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gargaria

Gargaria is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 64 households**, the 139th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 273people (2011)
- 64households
- 44.6%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gargaria

Of every 100 households in Gargaria in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gargaria · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gargaria?

■ Gargaria · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**953

Working population ****45.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 35.0% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (90%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Hatibari289 people
- Morko288 people
- Kalajaria280 people
- Chhota Jhauri276 people
- Dumuria272 people
- Bara Menia261 people
- Dhan Ghori260 people
- Kaptisol255 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gargaria?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gargaria?44.6% (Census 2011)