# Goasafat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Goasafat

Goasafat is a town in Moyna sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,597 people** in 1,418 households. Literacy was 83.4%.

- 6,597people (2011)
- 1,418households
- 83.4%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Population of Goasafat

■ Goasafat · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**958

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Goasafat

Of every 100 households in Goasafat in 2011, 66 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goasafat · ■ Purba Medinipur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**13%

Tap water ****24%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**60%

Use banking services ****24%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**82%

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 people in Goasafat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,354 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Farming 183 (9%) · **■** Marginal 481 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goasafat?6,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goasafat in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal