# Gaitar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gaitar

Gaitar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 213 households**, the 150th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 931people (2011)
- 213households
- 70.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaitar

Of every 100 households in Gaitar in 2011, 51 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaitar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**27%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**24%

Television ****50%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gaitar?

■ Gaitar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**939

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (22%) · **■** Household industry 24 (7%) · **■** Other work 153 (44%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Raiganj

- Chhatian1,009 people
- Sankarpur955 people
- Parar Pukhar948 people
- Maria944 people
- Dharmmadanga921 people
- Bhagdumair918 people
- Maraikura917 people
- Sobhanpur906 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaitar?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaitar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaitar?70.0% (Census 2011)