# Gholshahi Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gholshahi

Gholshahi is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 269 households**, the 64th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 269households
- 73.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gholshahi

Of every 100 households in Gholshahi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gholshahi · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

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 Gholshahi?

■ Gholshahi · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**959

Working population ****58.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 68% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (29%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 99 (13%) · **■** Marginal 294 (39%)

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 Ghatal

- Gangaprasad1,382 people
- Barnabin1,365 people
- Dontiara1,312 people
- Jamira1,312 people
- Chak Lachhipur1,280 people
- Jadupur1,194 people
- Shripur1,143 people
- Belshwar1,107 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gholshahi?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholshahi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gholshahi?73.4% (Census 2011)