# Gachh Geria Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gachh Geria

Gachh Geria is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 72 households**, the 320th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 351people (2011)
- 72households
- 72.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gachh Geria

Of every 100 households in Gachh Geria in 2011, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gachh Geria · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**56%

Tap water ****21%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

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 Gachh Geria?

■ Gachh Geria · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (30%) · **■** 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 Keshpur

- Shiris Bani359 people
- Jiagerya354 people
- Chaita353 people
- Banka Bara351 people
- Golagerya349 people
- Dogerya348 people
- Bilat Kuli346 people
- Hijli343 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gachh Geria?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gachh Geria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gachh Geria?72.4% (Census 2011)