# Gagana Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Gagana

Gagana is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 40 households**, the 103rd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 176people (2011)
- 40households
- 72.8%literacy
- 778females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gagana

Of every 100 households in Gagana in 2011, 45 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gagana · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**40%

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

**94%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gagana?

■ Gagana · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**953

Working population ****54.5%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 56 (58%)

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 Egra - II

- Kotbar256 people
- Nankrahatida246 people
- Gopalpur245 people
- Nemakpur198 people
- Madhab Sankibar175 people
- Gholshundi162 people
- Uladpur133 people
- Paik Bar131 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gagana?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagana in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gagana?72.8% (Census 2011)