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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ghagra

Ghagra is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 306 households**, the 95th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 306households
- 63.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghagra

Of every 100 households in Ghagra in 2011, 16 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghagra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ghagra?

■ Ghagra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**939

Working population ****41.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 227 (35%)

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

- Burakamat1,618 people
- Pachim Mahadebpur1,603 people
- Mahipur1,585 people
- Barabar1,580 people
- Paschim Goalgaon1,574 people
- Ital1,535 people
- Tenra1,522 people
- Uttar Goalpara1,505 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghagra?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagra?63.6% (Census 2011)