# Gholagere Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gholagere

Gholagere is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 178 households**, the 66th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 796people (2011)
- 178households
- 90.1%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gholagere

Of every 100 households in Gholagere in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gholagere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Gholagere?

■ Gholagere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**970

Working population ****41.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (71%) · **■** Other work 67 (20%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 - II

- Munibgar859 people
- Patpacha821 people
- Sankati818 people
- Mendipur802 people
- Amsarpur793 people
- Barachu781 people
- Nagra781 people
- Meudichak772 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gholagere?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholagere in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gholagere?90.1% (Census 2011)