# Ghugudanga Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ghugudanga

Ghugudanga is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 62 households**, the 246th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 241people (2011)
- 62households
- 71.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghugudanga

Of every 100 households in Ghugudanga in 2011, 40 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghugudanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**38%

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

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ghugudanga?

■ Ghugudanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**965

Working population ****38.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Balurghat

- Majhina254 people
- Jiapur251 people
- Gazipur246 people
- Satihar246 people
- Chhiashi239 people
- Mobarakpur235 people
- Keotsar228 people
- Chak Durga217 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghugudanga?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghugudanga in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghugudanga?71.8% (Census 2011)