# Goalara Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Goalara

Goalara is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 287 households**, the 31st largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 287households
- 79.1%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goalara

Of every 100 households in Goalara in 2011, 65 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goalara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Goalara?

■ Goalara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****44.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 376 (70%)

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

- Jakpur1,341 people
- Kashba1,325 people
- Tentulmuri1,319 people
- Elasai Ranga Dighi1,227 people
- Jhilinga1,210 people
- Kajla1,193 people
- Atra1,166 people
- Radhanagar1,148 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 Goalara?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goalara?79.1% (Census 2011)