# Gholdara Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gholdara

Gholdara is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 180 households**, the 80th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 793people (2011)
- 180households
- 71.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gholdara

Of every 100 households in Gholdara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gholdara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**70%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gholdara?

■ Gholdara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**951

Working population ****34.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 199 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 47 (17%)

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 Kumarganj

- Harischandrapur819 people
- Sahazadpur810 people
- Dewan800 people
- Uttar Rusulpur794 people
- Bhakla780 people
- Sulandapur780 people
- Gramtala778 people
- Chak Gopal761 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gholdara?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholdara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gholdara?71.3% (Census 2011)