# Golahat Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Golahat

Golahat is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 719 households**, the 12th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,966people (2011)
- 719households
- 83.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golahat

Of every 100 households in Golahat in 2011, 38 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golahat · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**40%

Tap water ****36%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Golahat?

■ Golahat · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**77.3%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**954

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (16%) · **■** Household industry 166 (12%) · **■** Other work 511 (36%) · **■** Marginal 412 (29%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Nadanghat3,799 people
- Naopara3,619 people
- Arjunpukur3,154 people
- Jahan Nagar3,106 people
- Sinjuli2,951 people
- Paruldanga2,901 people
- Dakshinbati2,644 people
- Bhatsala2,599 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golahat?2,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golahat in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golahat?83.5% (Census 2011)