# Gaurhati Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaurhati

Gaurhati is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 44 households**, the 253rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 179people (2011)
- 44households
- 86.4%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurhati

Of every 100 households in Gaurhati in 2011, 82 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaurhati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**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 Gaurhati?

■ Gaurhati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**970

Working population ****60.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 81.5% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 99 (91%)

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

- Akasya188 people
- Sankrishnapur186 people
- Jogisenbar185 people
- Naraharipur181 people
- Uttarjagatpur177 people
- Belagere176 people
- Etbarpur172 people
- Nischintapur171 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 Gaurhati?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurhati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurhati?86.4% (Census 2011)