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

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Ghoshpur

Ghoshpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **19,014 people in 4,039 households**, the 1st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 19,014people (2011)
- 4,039households
- 81.0%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghoshpur

Of every 100 households in Ghoshpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghoshpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**43%

Tap water ****30%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghoshpur?

■ Ghoshpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**950

Working population ****32.6%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,116 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,335 (22%) · **■** Household industry 803 (13%) · **■** Other work 1,855 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1,089 (18%)

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

- Pol11,038 people
- Balipur8,253 people
- Purbba Thakurani Chak7,076 people
- Mainan5,623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghoshpur?19,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoshpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoshpur?81.0% (Census 2011)