# Gafulia Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Gafulia

Gafulia is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 179 households**, the 106th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 782people (2011)
- 179households
- 78.8%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gafulia

Of every 100 households in Gafulia in 2011, 20 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gafulia · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gafulia?

■ Gafulia · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**945

Working population ****44.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 69% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 168 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (22%) · **■** Other work 36 (10%) · **■** Marginal 65 (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 Burwan

- Misra Talwan853 people
- Kamar Muni850 people
- Kayali Para844 people
- Sadpur807 people
- Karbelia753 people
- Bolpara749 people
- Bhagulia748 people
- Rahigram740 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gafulia?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gafulia in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gafulia?78.8% (Census 2011)