# Paschim Gholai Village, Sankrail – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paschim Gholai

Paschim Gholai is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 66 households**, the 151st largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 294people (2011)
- 66households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Gholai

Of every 100 households in Paschim Gholai in 2011, 75 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Gholai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**51%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Paschim Gholai?

■ Paschim Gholai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**973

Working population ****60.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 117 (66%)

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

- Jordiha301 people
- Lata301 people
- Tentuldhila299 people
- Kuraria294 people
- Tikaitpur293 people
- Narada292 people
- Dangra288 people
- Jambedia288 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Gholai?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Gholai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Gholai?76.7% (Census 2011)