# Ghatshila Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Ghatshila

Ghatshila is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 353 households**, the 40th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 353households
- 82.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghatshila

Of every 100 households in Ghatshila in 2011, 64 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghatshila · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**68%

Use banking services ****13%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Ghatshila?

■ Ghatshila · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**980

Working population ****34.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 79.7% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (20%) · **■** Marginal 73 (14%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Palsha1,632 people
- Raipur1,597 people
- Hatsimul1,560 people
- Kashta Kurumba1,545 people
- Baje Salepur1,529 people
- Shukur1,487 people
- Basatpur1,452 people
- Korar1,424 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghatshila?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghatshila in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghatshila?82.9% (Census 2011)