# Gadkhali Village, Basanti – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gadkhali

Gadkhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,685 people in 1,067 households**, the 29th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,685people (2011)
- 1,067households
- 71.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadkhali

Of every 100 households in Gadkhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gadkhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**57%

Tap water ****18%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**18%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**46%

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 Gadkhali?

■ Gadkhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**971

Working population ****35.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (30%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (11%) · **■** Marginal 791 (47%)

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 Basanti

- Baria4,883 people
- Hogalduri4,862 people
- Jyotishpur4,833 people
- Khirishkhali4,800 people
- Kala Hazra4,626 people
- Purba Bayar Siong4,538 people
- Sachea Khali4,372 people
- Kalidanga4,134 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadkhali?4,685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadkhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gadkhali?71.7% (Census 2011)