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

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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 **312 people in 74 households**, the 209th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 312people (2011)
- 74households
- 92.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 89 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**15%

Own their home ****69%**

**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+) ****92.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1389**

**991

Working population ****33.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 86.7% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (72%) · **■** Other work 25 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Ramraydi321 people
- Bhagabati Chak319 people
- Jorakushmi317 people
- Khasla315 people
- Jaspur311 people
- Baghghara305 people
- Chachgari304 people
- Betkundri302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?92.2% (Census 2011)