# Godal Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Godal

Godal is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 119 households**, the 88th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 570people (2011)
- 119households
- 56.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godal

Of every 100 households in Godal in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Godal · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**32%

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 Godal?

■ Godal · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**973

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 46.2% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 102 (45%)

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 Harirampur

- Baje Banagram614 people
- Parmahasu581 people
- Etbarpur577 people
- Gandhnai572 people
- Dakshin Benail565 people
- Ukhli559 people
- Shyamdas558 people
- Manchampur557 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Godal?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godal in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Godal?56.1% (Census 2011)