# Garro Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Garro

Garro is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 165 households**, the 36th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 747people (2011)
- 165households
- 83.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garro

Of every 100 households in Garro in 2011, 51 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garro · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****84%**

**34%

Television ****30%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Garro?

■ Garro · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**979

Working population ****49.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (35%) · **■** Marginal 230 (62%)

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 Jhargram

- Krishnaband Chutamari780 people
- Khayer Bani767 people
- Barapal757 people
- Rajabasa753 people
- Pathari741 people
- Amrulia734 people
- Darkuli734 people
- Benedi733 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garro?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garro in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garro?83.1% (Census 2011)