# Ghoshpur, Panskura, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Ghoshpur

Ghoshpur is a village in [Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 162 households**, the 154th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 669people (2011)
- 162households
- 87.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghoshpur

Of every 100 households in Ghoshpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoshpur · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****43%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ghoshpur?

■ Ghoshpur · ■ Panskura rural average

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

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**949

Working population ****42.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 82.3% for women. 64% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (25%) · **■** Marginal 165 (58%)

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 Panskura

- Chandipur687 people
- Dayal Chak683 people
- Janabar675 people
- Saraighata674 people
- Chhyarasia664 people
- Narui Ramchandrapur655 people
- Benagalisa632 people
- Chiara631 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghoshpur?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoshpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoshpur?87.2% (Census 2011)