# Galsi Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Galsi

Galsi is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,700 people in 2,624 households**, the 1st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 10,700people (2011)
- 2,624households
- 74.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galsi

Of every 100 households in Galsi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galsi · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**66%

Tap water ****12%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**81%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****85%**

**94%

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 Galsi?

■ Galsi · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**953

Working population ****43.3%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (7%) · **■** Household industry 57 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,238 (48%) · **■** Marginal 1,774 (38%)

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 - II

- Sanko9,580 people
- Satinandi6,564 people
- Khano5,400 people
- Bahirghanya5,116 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galsi?10,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galsi in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galsi?74.9% (Census 2011)