# Golahat Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Golahat

Golahat is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,073 people in 244 households**, the 84th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,073people (2011)
- 244households
- 66.9%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golahat

Of every 100 households in Golahat in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golahat · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****5%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Golahat?

■ Golahat · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**945

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 246 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 80 (22%)

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

- Belgaon1,174 people
- Badda1,127 people
- Petari1,111 people
- Bahara1,094 people
- Komadda1,060 people
- Ranipur1,029 people
- Gouri Nagar1,026 people
- Raniara Masadda1,025 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golahat?1,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golahat in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golahat?66.9% (Census 2011)