# Guagechhia Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Guagechhia

Guagechhia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 43 households**, the 145th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 179people (2011)
- 43households
- 86.6%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Guagechhia

Of every 100 households in Guagechhia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guagechhia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****44%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Guagechhia?

■ Guagechhia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**948

Working population ****57.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 76.2% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (21%) · **■** Marginal 57 (56%)

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 Contai - III

- Kadua218 people
- Chhota Naoai214 people
- Ugalpur197 people
- Bagha Mahakalia192 people
- Kumria Khankuria176 people
- Baruna Berya173 people
- Banamali Chhatta170 people
- Dihibahiri161 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Guagechhia?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guagechhia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Guagechhia?86.6% (Census 2011)