# Gidhni, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gidhni

Gidhni is a village in [Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,935 people in 448 households**, the 4th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 1,935people (2011)
- 448households
- 77.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gidhni

Of every 100 households in Gidhni in 2011, 56 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gidhni · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**25%

Television ****35%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Gidhni?

■ Gidhni · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**960

Working population ****34.3%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 93 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (44%) · **■** Marginal 268 (40%)

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 Jamboni

- Parihati4,312 people
- Chichra3,116 people
- Belia2,268 people
- Dubra1,799 people
- Kapasita1,761 people
- Nunia1,694 people
- Beragari1,691 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Other places named Gidhni

- Gidhni · Village, Deoghar, Deoghar · 3,369 people
- Gidhni · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 709 people
- Gidhni · Village, Jarmundi, Dumka · 448 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gidhni?1,935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidhni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gidhni?77.2% (Census 2011)