# Berghosh Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Berghosh

Berghosh is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 189 households**, the 73rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 882people (2011)
- 189households
- 70.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Berghosh

Of every 100 households in Berghosh in 2011, 60 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Berghosh · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****32%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**80%

Use banking services ****69%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

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 Berghosh?

■ Berghosh · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**964

Working population ****43.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 32 (8%)

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 Indus

- Jashdighi948 people
- Thakurni Pushkarini941 people
- Bagalpur916 people
- Bangal Chak908 people
- Paschim Srirampur872 people
- Jagaldwip851 people
- Patraganti843 people
- Shanpura835 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Berghosh?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berghosh in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Berghosh?70.1% (Census 2011)