# Galundi Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Galundi

Galundi is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 110 households**, the 121st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 419people (2011)
- 110households
- 87.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galundi

Of every 100 households in Galundi in 2011, 54 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galundi · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**18%

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

**6%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****76%**

**61%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****78%**

**95%

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 Galundi?

■ Galundi · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**972

Working population ****40.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 85.1% for women. 67% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 59 (35%) · **■** Marginal 40 (24%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Ratanpur462 people
- Jaljalia460 people
- Mahuli459 people
- Palsa452 people
- Srichandrapur415 people
- Paschim Islampur407 people
- Shripatipur404 people
- Bagdaura403 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galundi?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galundi in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galundi?87.5% (Census 2011)