# Godarasta Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Godarasta

Godarasta is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 48 households**, the 264th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 232people (2011)
- 48households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godarasta

Of every 100 households in Godarasta in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Godarasta · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Godarasta?

■ Godarasta · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**979

Working population ****54.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 70 (56%)

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 Jhargram

- Chauli238 people
- Narda237 people
- Rangunya234 people
- Nakat233 people
- Khejurgerya232 people
- Jangal Khas231 people
- Dudhkuri230 people
- Khasjangal230 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Godarasta?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godarasta in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Godarasta?76.5% (Census 2011)