# Gathra Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Gathra

Gathra is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,348 people in 1,005 households**, the 7th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,348people (2011)
- 1,005households
- 85.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gathra

Of every 100 households in Gathra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gathra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gathra?

■ Gathra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**955

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 78.7% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (7%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 453 (30%) · **■** Marginal 809 (54%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Janu Basan5,363 people
- Baragechhe4,981 people
- Chatara4,868 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Alinan4,339 people
- Mashisda4,279 people
- Saira4,122 people
- Mathori3,885 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gathra?4,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gathra in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gathra?85.8% (Census 2011)