# Galgale Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Galgale

Galgale is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 89 households**, the 207th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 319people (2011)
- 89households
- 71.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galgale

Of every 100 households in Galgale in 2011, 40 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galgale · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Galgale?

■ Galgale · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

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

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**962

Working population ****54.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 62.9% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 156 (89%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Sarbanandapur349 people
- Mitrapur343 people
- Alipur340 people
- Kanta Garia330 people
- Pachhra264 people
- Paikpara256 people
- Raghabindubati252 people
- Dakshin Basudebpur212 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galgale?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galgale in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galgale?71.8% (Census 2011)