# Goethals Village, Kurseong, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kurseong, Darjiling 

# Goethals

Goethals is a village in Kurseong sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 66 households**, the 59th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 274people (2011)
- 66households
- 91.0%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goethals

Of every 100 households in Goethals in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Goethals · ■ Kurseong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**38%

Tap water ****13%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**75%

Use banking services ****80%**

**57%

Television ****84%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****66%**

**78%

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 Goethals?

■ Goethals · ■ Kurseong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**1016

Working population ****29.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 87.1% for women. 40% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (89%) · **■** Marginal 8 (10%)

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 Kurseong

- Punkhabari342 people
- Chhota Adalpur323 people
- Champasari Forest280 people
- Baman Dhura Forest274 people
- Chattakpur Forest229 people
- Paharu177 people
- Edenvale Tea Garden164 people
- Sukna Forest151 people

[All 72 villages in Kurseong](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kurseong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goethals?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goethals in?Darjiling district (Kurseong sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goethals?91.0% (Census 2011)