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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gohalara

Gohalara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 64 households**, the 357th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 299people (2011)
- 64households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gohalara

Of every 100 households in Gohalara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gohalara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gohalara?

■ Gohalara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**960

Working population ****62.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 112 (60%)

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

- Krishnapat305 people
- Mukti Chak305 people
- Akna302 people
- Santarya301 people
- Shata Chak297 people
- Ganadiha296 people
- Chena Pat294 people
- Basudeb Pur291 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gohalara?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohalara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gohalara?64.4% (Census 2011)