# Golak Chak Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Golak Chak

Golak Chak is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 43 households**, the 260th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 214people (2011)
- 43households
- 80.3%literacy
- 1,162females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golak Chak

Of every 100 households in Golak Chak in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golak Chak · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Golak Chak?

■ Golak Chak · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**991

Working population ****58.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 78.0% for women. 76% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 65 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 56 (44%)

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 Salbani

- Khudra Bankati219 people
- Khasjangal218 people
- Danmari215 people
- Pirraloha215 people
- Ashnabani212 people
- Chalita Bere212 people
- Kismat Bankati212 people
- Janakpur211 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golak Chak?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golak Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golak Chak?80.3% (Census 2011)