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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Goharia

Goharia is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 144 households**, the 171st largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 654people (2011)
- 144households
- 92.9%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goharia

Of every 100 households in Goharia in 2011, 91 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goharia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**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 Goharia?

■ Goharia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**960

Working population ****31.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 89.4% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 48 (24%)

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

- Ferura674 people
- Kanch Gerya669 people
- Brahman Gram659 people
- Kaigerya657 people
- Raipur652 people
- Talchhara652 people
- Sirasati632 people
- Jamua630 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goharia?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goharia?92.9% (Census 2011)