# Goai Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Goai

Goai is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,451 people in 327 households**, the 38th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,451people (2011)
- 327households
- 73.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goai

Of every 100 households in Goai in 2011, 47 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goai · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****99%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**33%

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 Goai?

■ Goai · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**966

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 64% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (39%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Katwa - I

- Baura1,654 people
- Ekaihat1,590 people
- Panchghara1,548 people
- Bainchi1,545 people
- Mostafapur1,448 people
- Katari1,437 people
- Debkunda1,349 people
- Gopkhanji1,337 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goai?1,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goai in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goai?73.6% (Census 2011)