# Golgram Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Golgram

Golgram is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,886 people in 1,474 households**, the 3rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 5,886people (2011)
- 1,474households
- 67.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golgram

Of every 100 households in Golgram in 2011, 47 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Golgram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**37%

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

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**81%

Use banking services ****79%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Golgram?

■ Golgram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**957

Working population ****47.1%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,031 (37%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 270 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,187 (43%)

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 Galsi - I

- Mankar10,370 people
- Sirarai6,915 people
- Pursha5,740 people
- Paraj5,560 people
- Uchchagram4,877 people
- Chak Tentul4,841 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golgram?5,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golgram in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golgram?67.6% (Census 2011)