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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gauri

Gauri is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,588 people in 980 households**, the 16th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,588people (2011)
- 980households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gauri

Of every 100 households in Gauri in 2011, 21 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gauri · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**67%

Tap water ****9%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****51%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Gauri?

■ Gauri · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**939

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 439 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (11%) · **■** Marginal 645 (39%)

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

- Chhota Parua5,258 people
- Bhatol5,135 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people
- Soharai4,449 people
- Kasba Mahasho4,368 people
- Malibari4,219 people
- Rupahar4,155 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gauri?4,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauri in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gauri?63.5% (Census 2011)