# Ghoranas Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Ghoranas

Ghoranas is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,206 people in 779 households**, the 14th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,206people (2011)
- 779households
- 69.7%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghoranas

Of every 100 households in Ghoranas in 2011, 31 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoranas · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**50%

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

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**89%

Use banking services ****76%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

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 Ghoranas?

■ Ghoranas · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**926

Working population ****39.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 63.3% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (24%) · **■** Household industry 505 (40%) · **■** Other work 303 (24%) · **■** Marginal 103 (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 Katwa - II

- Musthuli3,468 people
- Kalikapur3,302 people
- Panjoa3,272 people
- Chandpur3,222 people
- Kurchi3,188 people
- Bhatna Pekua3,102 people
- Akhra3,028 people
- Bara Kulgachhi2,825 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghoranas?3,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoranas in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoranas?69.7% (Census 2011)