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

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Paschim Ghoshpur

Paschim Ghoshpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,846 people in 657 households**, the 34th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,846people (2011)
- 657households
- 84.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Ghoshpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Ghoshpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Ghoshpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Paschim Ghoshpur?

■ Paschim Ghoshpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**950

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 76.9% for women. 65% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (12%) · **■** Household industry 399 (35%) · **■** Other work 320 (28%) · **■** Marginal 51 (4%)

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

- Kurkuri3,008 people
- Udaypur2,995 people
- Ghashua2,918 people
- Daspur2,855 people
- Nabasan2,799 people
- Kaiba2,796 people
- Ramnagar2,746 people
- Sapath2,533 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Ghoshpur?2,846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Ghoshpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Ghoshpur?84.6% (Census 2011)