# Golagar Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Golagar

Golagar is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 58 households**, the 95th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 272people (2011)
- 58households
- 85.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golagar

Of every 100 households in Golagar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golagar · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Golagar?

■ Golagar · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**953

Working population ****32.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 76.7% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 79 (91%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Egra - II

- Kirttipur372 people
- Ram Chak357 people
- Chandanpur313 people
- Uttar Aranga301 people
- Narubhunya Chak272 people
- Sanbheri265 people
- Ansarisha256 people
- Kotbar256 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golagar?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golagar?85.8% (Census 2011)