# Geryasholi Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/geryasholi/

Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Geryasholi

Geryasholi is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 220 households**, the 47th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 995people (2011)
- 220households
- 83.4%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Geryasholi

Of every 100 households in Geryasholi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geryasholi · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****57%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Geryasholi?

■ Geryasholi · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**971

Working population ****55.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 66% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (14%) · **■** Marginal 379 (69%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Narayanpur1,015 people
- Purbabhurkundi1,009 people
- Niranjanbar1,005 people
- Charkabani1,000 people
- Leluakala994 people
- Kashijora984 people
- Dharenda983 people
- Balia980 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Geryasholi?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geryasholi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Geryasholi?83.4% (Census 2011)