# Sholagere Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sholagere

Sholagere is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,767 people in 380 households**, the 20th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,767people (2011)
- 380households
- 67.4%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholagere

Of every 100 households in Sholagere in 2011, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sholagere · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****50%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sholagere?

■ Sholagere · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**998

Working population ****50.7%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 61.3% for women. 69% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (12%) · **■** Marginal 166 (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 Garbeta - III

- Kendi Jambani1,925 people
- Nishchintapur1,821 people
- Banshdiha1,813 people
- Chhota Dabcha1,785 people
- Karsa1,737 people
- Bardiha1,731 people
- Birsingpur1,718 people
- Gurehara1,703 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholagere?1,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholagere in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholagere?67.4% (Census 2011)