# Gosha Village, Haripal, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haripal, Hugli 

# Gosha

Gosha is a village in Haripal sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 289 households**, the 85th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 1,247people (2011)
- 289households
- 59.8%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosha

Of every 100 households in Gosha in 2011, 84 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosha · ■ Haripal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**39%

Tap water ****47%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**80%

Use banking services ****12%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gosha?

■ Gosha · ■ Haripal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**983

Working population ****45.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 65% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (18%) · **■** Household industry 54 (10%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 316 (56%)

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 Haripal

- Chak Dumur1,273 people
- Kinkarkati1,267 people
- Dank1,263 people
- Maheshwarpur1,252 people
- Chitrashali1,221 people
- Brahmanpara1,220 people
- Panchgachhia1,194 people
- Khanakhanpur1,190 people

[All 153 villages in Haripal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/haripal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosha?1,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosha in?Hugli district (Haripal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosha?59.8% (Census 2011)