# Gholai Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gholai

Gholai is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 58 households**, the 425th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 201people (2011)
- 58households
- 88.4%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gholai

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

■ Gholai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****80%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 Gholai?

■ Gholai · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**960

Working population ****43.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 80.9% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (33%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Keshpur

- Dinaram Chak202 people
- Harihar Chak202 people
- Kalaberya202 people
- Chhota Gopinathpur201 people
- Tukura Pat201 people
- Bhaturia195 people
- Gopi Bar193 people
- Keshab Chak193 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gholai?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gholai?88.4% (Census 2011)