# Gaighata Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 77 households**, the 166th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 402people (2011)
- 77households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 86 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**79%

Tap water ****14%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**991

Working population ****33.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Salbani

- Raghunathpur409 people
- Sapkata409 people
- Jambani408 people
- Nere405 people
- Jambani398 people
- Banshiroysol397 people
- Hirasol397 people
- Barju395 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?78.4% (Census 2011)