# Ghaghra Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 348 households**, the 16th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,993people (2011)
- 348households
- 64.4%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**49%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**937

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (8%) · **■** Household industry 66 (8%) · **■** Other work 166 (21%) · **■** Marginal 390 (49%)

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 Jaipur

- Hetkahan2,157 people
- Mukundpur2,076 people
- Hoangda2,074 people
- Narayanpur2,061 people
- Nutandi1,886 people
- Bangidiri1,850 people
- Gunja1,850 people
- Chapaitanr1,743 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghaghra?1,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?64.4% (Census 2011)