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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Ghidaha

Ghidaha is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 376 households**, the 45th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,367people (2011)
- 376households
- 63.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghidaha

Of every 100 households in Ghidaha in 2011, 43 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghidaha · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****10%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**24%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Ghidaha?

■ Ghidaha · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.1%

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

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**972

Working population ****34.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (73%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (8%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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

- Pashchim Bergram1,516 people
- Sahajapur1,488 people
- Sehalai1,408 people
- Keshabpur1,377 people
- Sarbbanandapur1,349 people
- Dihipara1,348 people
- Bishnu Khanda1,346 people
- Purbba Islampur1,338 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghidaha?1,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghidaha in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghidaha?63.7% (Census 2011)