# Gagra Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Gagra

Gagra is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,947 people in 410 households**, the 14th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,947people (2011)
- 410households
- 79.2%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gagra

Of every 100 households in Gagra in 2011, 40 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gagra · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****97%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**71%

Use banking services ****70%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gagra?

■ Gagra · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**964

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 355 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (20%) · **■** Other work 161 (24%) · **■** Marginal 25 (4%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Lakhipriya Alis Nutandi2,472 people
- Matihir Alias Manipur2,266 people
- Banshgan2,110 people
- Biltora1,997 people
- Gopinathpur1,882 people
- Khajura1,871 people
- Chinpina1,861 people
- Ramkanali1,811 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gagra?1,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gagra?79.2% (Census 2011)