# Goghat Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Goghat

Goghat is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,495 people in 1,239 households**, the 1st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 5,495people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 84.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goghat

Of every 100 households in Goghat in 2011, 88 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goghat · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**39%

Tap water ****62%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**24%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**44%

Television ****51%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

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 Goghat?

■ Goghat · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**941

Working population ****37.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 375 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 649 (31%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 675 (33%) · **■** Marginal 334 (16%)

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 Goghat - I

- Syamballabpur4,985 people
- Kumursa4,449 people
- Saora4,290 people
- Nakunda4,228 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goghat?5,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goghat in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goghat?84.1% (Census 2011)