# Gaighata, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaighata

Gaighata is a village in [Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/) 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 **408 people in 86 households**, the 107th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 408people (2011)
- 86households
- 65.2%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaighata

Of every 100 households in Gaighata in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaighata · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**973

Working population ****53.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (13%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 171 (78%)

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 Sankrail

- Bishnupur424 people
- Rakshani419 people
- Murakata414 people
- Chandpal411 people
- Harparya405 people
- Saotal Diha405 people
- Durgapur403 people
- Tentala Harinchati402 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaighata?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighata?65.2% (Census 2011)