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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Goalpara

Goalpara is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,044 people in 441 households**, the 29th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,044people (2011)
- 441households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goalpara

Of every 100 households in Goalpara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Goalpara · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**82%

Use banking services ****72%**

**61%

Television ****55%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Goalpara?

■ Goalpara · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**972

Working population ****41.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.9% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (13%) · **■** Household industry 77 (9%) · **■** Other work 333 (39%) · **■** Marginal 226 (27%)

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

- Uttar Narayanpur2,188 people
- Shian2,106 people
- Itanda2,097 people
- Albandha2,087 people
- Salan2,038 people
- Chhota Shimulia1,940 people
- Panchshoa1,851 people
- Chandanpur1,849 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goalpara?2,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalpara in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goalpara?77.6% (Census 2011)