# Gaighata Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 52 households**, the 147th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 268people (2011)
- 52households
- 89.8%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 69 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**24%

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 Gaighata?

■ Gaighata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****41.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 87.6% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 94 (85%)

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 Keshiary

- Kachra285 people
- Dainmari281 people
- Bhimrulia274 people
- Lalua269 people
- Durga Pur267 people
- Haro Pur265 people
- Srirampur264 people
- Pratappur260 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?89.8% (Census 2011)