# Gurahata Village, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Gurahata

Gurahata is a village in Arsha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 142 households**, the 62nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 802people (2011)
- 142households
- 51.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurahata

Of every 100 households in Gurahata in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurahata · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Gurahata?

■ Gurahata · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**987

Working population ****53.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 37.9% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 420 (97%)

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 Arsha

- Birchali937 people
- Tari918 people
- Harada910 people
- Kalabani828 people
- Siridi777 people
- Juradi751 people
- Bamandiha716 people
- Kenda707 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurahata?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurahata in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurahata?51.7% (Census 2011)