# Gaighata, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a village in [Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/) 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 **360 people in 95 households**, the 138th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 360people (2011)
- 95households
- 90.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**66%

Tap water ****71%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****77%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**971

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 88.5% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (14%) · **■** Marginal 108 (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 Kharagpur - I

- Dhabani386 people
- Gobradon379 people
- Loyatikri362 people
- Muktichak361 people
- Murkunya358 people
- Hariharpur355 people
- Baghuasol352 people
- Rui Sanda346 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

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- Gaighata · Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur · 416 people
- Gaighata · Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur · 408 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?90.2% (Census 2011)