# Gorahar Village, Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Gorahar

Gorahar is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 158 households**, the 53rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 848people (2011)
- 158households
- 87.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorahar

Of every 100 households in Gorahar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorahar · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**28%

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 Gorahar?

■ Gorahar · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**977

Working population ****30.7%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 82.9% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 82 (32%) · **■** Marginal 38 (15%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Shyampur Katka980 people
- Kalagachhia940 people
- Chhota Garania874 people
- Oashil Chak870 people
- Shyampur Jalpai846 people
- Bhupati Chak808 people
- Battalya794 people
- Phulbari794 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorahar?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorahar in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorahar?87.2% (Census 2011)