# Ghashua Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Ghashua

Ghashua is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,918 people in 675 households**, the 32nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,918people (2011)
- 675households
- 80.6%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghashua

Of every 100 households in Ghashua in 2011, 93 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghashua · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**54%

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

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**36%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Ghashua?

■ Ghashua · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**950

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 219 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (16%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 300 (29%) · **■** Marginal 323 (31%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Dhara Shimul3,118 people
- Bandipur3,090 people
- Kurkuri3,008 people
- Udaypur2,995 people
- Daspur2,855 people
- Paschim Ghoshpur2,846 people
- Nabasan2,799 people
- Kaiba2,796 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghashua?2,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghashua in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghashua?80.6% (Census 2011)