# Gharaigerya, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gharaigerya

Gharaigerya is a village in [Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/) 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 **256 people in 60 households**, the 209th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 256people (2011)
- 60households
- 66.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gharaigerya

Of every 100 households in Gharaigerya in 2011, 13 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gharaigerya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**50%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**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 Gharaigerya?

■ Gharaigerya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**970

Working population ****39.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (10%) · **■** Marginal 66 (65%)

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

- Barbete258 people
- Rampur258 people
- Durgapur East257 people
- Maguria257 people
- Shirshi255 people
- Mominpur252 people
- Taphriambi252 people
- Kukrada250 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 Gharaigerya?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharaigerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gharaigerya?66.0% (Census 2011)