# Gholai Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gholai

Gholai is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 29 households**, the 232nd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 107people (2011)
- 29households
- 72.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gholai

Of every 100 households in Gholai in 2011, 62 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gholai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**51%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gholai?

■ Gholai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**973

Working population ****52.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 58.0% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (29%) · **■** Other work 12 (21%) · **■** Marginal 28 (50%)

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 Sankrail

- Salbani115 people
- Kathuapal110 people
- Karkatasol109 people
- Daktia108 people
- Bhanga Gar104 people
- Bhalukbasadihi101 people
- Gohal Diha101 people
- Nabakishorpur97 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gholai?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gholai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gholai?72.3% (Census 2011)