# Golapganj Village, Kaliachak - III, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Golapganj

Golapganj is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **15,371 people in 3,046 households**, the 7th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 15,371people (2011)
- 3,046households
- 51.4%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golapganj

Of every 100 households in Golapganj in 2011, 28 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golapganj · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**79%

Tap water ****5%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Golapganj?

■ Golapganj · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**967

Working population ****47.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 46.6% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,082 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,071 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1,200 (16%) · **■** Other work 721 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3,239 (44%)

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 Kaliachak - III

- Bhagabanpur17,397 people
- Par Deonapur16,856 people
- Baishnabnagar15,695 people
- Lakshmipur15,569 people
- Bedrabad15,123 people
- Sahabazpur13,975 people
- Deonapur12,381 people
- Sabdulpur8,970 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golapganj?15,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golapganj in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golapganj?51.4% (Census 2011)