# Gabranda Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Gabranda

Gabranda is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,235 people in 428 households**, the 12th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,235people (2011)
- 428households
- 75.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gabranda

Of every 100 households in Gabranda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gabranda · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**71%

Use banking services ****33%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gabranda?

■ Gabranda · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**953

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 247 (33%) · **■** Marginal 381 (51%)

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 - II

- Kargali3,111 people
- Bamarra2,707 people
- Bagra2,492 people
- Usir2,430 people
- Pabra2,143 people
- Baragarya2,142 people
- Dumurkola2,115 people
- Chatarmahul1,950 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gabranda?2,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gabranda in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gabranda?75.7% (Census 2011)