# Golatun Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Golatun

Golatun is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,508 people in 539 households**, the 27th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,508people (2011)
- 539households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golatun

Of every 100 households in Golatun in 2011, 43 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golatun · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

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 Golatun?

■ Golatun · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1260**

**968

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 457 (55%)

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 Manteswar

- Bhojpur2,914 people
- Paschim Mamudpur2,621 people
- Shushuni2,590 people
- Kuljora2,573 people
- Khanpur2,486 people
- Sahazadpur2,460 people
- Sahapur2,444 people
- Kamra2,395 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golatun?2,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golatun in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golatun?60.3% (Census 2011)