# Golta Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Golta

Golta is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 271 households**, the 81st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 271households
- 82.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golta

Of every 100 households in Golta in 2011, 80 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golta · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**30%

Tap water ****30%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**88%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Golta?

■ Golta · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**959

Working population ****38.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (14%) · **■** Marginal 283 (62%)

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 Arambag

- Madhabpur1,263 people
- Chak Benshe1,252 people
- Taral1,207 people
- Mandra1,200 people
- Ragpur1,190 people
- Tala1,179 people
- Gopaldaha1,177 people
- Basuli Chak1,176 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golta?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golta in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golta?82.8% (Census 2011)