# Gorankhali Village, Haldia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Gorankhali

Gorankhali is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,418 people in 576 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 2,418people (2011)
- 576households
- 87.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorankhali

Of every 100 households in Gorankhali in 2011, 57 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorankhali · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****75%**

**94%

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 Gorankhali?

■ Gorankhali · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**924

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 82.8% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (11%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 336 (43%) · **■** Marginal 293 (37%)

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 Haldia

- Barsundra3,187 people
- Agunmari Char3,110 people
- Chaklalpur2,834 people
- Manaharpur2,720 people
- Anandapur1,772 people
- Jambere1,759 people
- Sapua1,032 people

[All 24 villages in Haldia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/haldia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorankhali?2,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorankhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorankhali?87.6% (Census 2011)