# Goala Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Goala

Goala is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,712 people in 629 households**, the 14th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,712people (2011)
- 629households
- 69.7%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goala

Of every 100 households in Goala in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goala · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****20%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Goala?

■ Goala · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**975

Working population ****46.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (9%) · **■** Marginal 555 (44%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Majharipara3,046 people
- Prachandapur2,961 people
- Kot2,888 people
- Sonj2,875 people
- Madian2,626 people
- Bajitpur2,611 people
- Dakshin Gram2,589 people
- Ghoshgram2,540 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goala?2,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goala in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goala?69.7% (Census 2011)