# Goalpara Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Goalpara

Goalpara is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,820 people in 858 households**, the 26th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 3,820people (2011)
- 858households
- 67.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goalpara

Of every 100 households in Goalpara in 2011, 34 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goalpara · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**21%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Goalpara?

■ Goalpara · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**974

Working population ****31.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 65.5% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (48%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 237 (20%) · **■** Marginal 178 (15%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Gangapur5,499 people
- Mahespur4,800 people
- Dalua4,267 people
- Radhaballabhpur4,109 people
- Andiran3,585 people
- Chakhijli3,470 people
- Harinarayanpur3,140 people
- Ratanpur2,592 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goalpara?3,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalpara in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goalpara?67.5% (Census 2011)