# Gahira Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gahira

Gahira is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,528 people in 317 households**, the 41st largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,528people (2011)
- 317households
- 78.6%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahira

Of every 100 households in Gahira in 2011, 12 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahira · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gahira?

■ Gahira · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**77.9%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**942

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (9%) · **■** Marginal 293 (44%)

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 Narayangarh

- Kontai Jinagerya1,604 people
- Kashi Pur1,569 people
- Raipur1,555 people
- Larma1,549 people
- Dhanghari1,480 people
- Khankurda1,467 people
- Ishab Pur1,458 people
- Jamuna1,452 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahira?1,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gahira?78.6% (Census 2011)