# 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 **759 people in 178 households**, the 76th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 759people (2011)
- 178households
- 85.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 66 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**52%

Television ****38%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**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+) ****85.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**991

Working population ****38.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 77.3% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (41%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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

- Daha795 people
- Barakuli794 people
- Bhangabandh777 people
- Pirrakuli765 people
- Bagmari748 people
- Ashna Shuli746 people
- Bagpi Chula738 people
- Baharabani728 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?85.6% (Census 2011)