# Gaurangachak Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaurangachak

Gaurangachak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **160 people in 37 households**, the 263rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 160people (2011)
- 37households
- 75.0%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurangachak

Of every 100 households in Gaurangachak in 2011, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaurangachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gaurangachak?

■ Gaurangachak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**970

Working population ****40.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (15%) · **■** Marginal 30 (46%)

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 - II

- Dosatina167 people
- Srirampur165 people
- Madhugere163 people
- Barbetya161 people
- Abhirampur159 people
- Kumardoba158 people
- Patgerya158 people
- Chakmaoa157 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurangachak?160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurangachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurangachak?75.0% (Census 2011)