# Ghosha Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Ghosha

Ghosha is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 82 households**, the 92nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 358people (2011)
- 82households
- 87.2%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghosha

Of every 100 households in Ghosha in 2011, 80 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghosha · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**27%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****70%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ghosha?

■ Ghosha · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**950

Working population ****42.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 82.5% for women. 69% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (52%) · **■** Marginal 29 (19%)

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 Singur

- Beleghata466 people
- Balarampur399 people
- Kaipukuria392 people
- Lakshmanpur376 people
- Bisweswarbati296 people
- Rostampur296 people
- Satgara279 people
- Chhota.Gobra163 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghosha?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosha in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosha?87.2% (Census 2011)