# Goaljor Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Goaljor

Goaljor is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 148 households**, the 139th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 695people (2011)
- 148households
- 77.5%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goaljor

Of every 100 households in Goaljor in 2011, 46 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goaljor · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****97%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Goaljor?

■ Goaljor · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**942

Working population ****47.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 68.3% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (29%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Chautara732 people
- Derui730 people
- Chaupala719 people
- Krishnapur706 people
- Atpukur684 people
- Ampala681 people
- Anantapur659 people
- Ranagachha654 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goaljor?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goaljor in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goaljor?77.5% (Census 2011)