# Golara Bheri Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Golara Bheri

Golara Bheri is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 251 households**, the 46th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,147people (2011)
- 251households
- 94.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golara Bheri

Of every 100 households in Golara Bheri in 2011, 71 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Golara Bheri · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Golara Bheri?

■ Golara Bheri · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**932

Working population ****47.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 89.7% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (30%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 195 (36%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Mirjapur1,258 people
- Khidirpur1,236 people
- Bara Bhagia1,211 people
- Ektarpur1,184 people
- Irda1,145 people
- Brajalalpur1,144 people
- Pusha1,110 people
- Bala Bhadrapur1,101 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golara Bheri?1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golara Bheri in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golara Bheri?94.1% (Census 2011)