# Ghol Gharia Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ghol Gharia

Ghol Gharia is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,872 people in 392 households**, the 20th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,872people (2011)
- 392households
- 63.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghol Gharia

Of every 100 households in Ghol Gharia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghol Gharia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**66%

Tap water ****40%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghol Gharia?

■ Ghol Gharia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**971

Working population ****38.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 49.9% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (42%) · **■** Other work 354 (49%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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

- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 people
- Matkadpur1,895 people
- Shalika1,651 people
- Hariatara1,598 people
- Japhala1,531 people
- Tangasol1,508 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 Ghol Gharia?1,872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghol Gharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghol Gharia?63.6% (Census 2011)