# Gara Gachha Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gara Gachha

Gara Gachha is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 256 households**, the 55th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,323people (2011)
- 256households
- 72.6%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gara Gachha

Of every 100 households in Gara Gachha in 2011, 71 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gara Gachha · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****19%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**4%

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

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Gara Gachha?

■ Gara Gachha · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**962

Working population ****39.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 68.7% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 179 (34%) · **■** Other work 186 (35%) · **■** Marginal 48 (9%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Uttar Rajapur1,464 people
- Paikan1,452 people
- Rampur1,427 people
- Tara Hadia1,390 people
- Chandakanthal Beria1,229 people
- Suk Pukuria785 people
- Dhapa Manpur776 people
- Dakshin Khayerpur657 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gara Gachha?1,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gara Gachha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gara Gachha?72.6% (Census 2011)