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

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Golara Nij

Golara Nij is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,001 people in 711 households**, the 11th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 3,001people (2011)
- 711households
- 85.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golara Nij

Of every 100 households in Golara Nij in 2011, 52 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golara Nij · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****39%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nij?

■ Golara Nij · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**932

Working population ****32.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 80.3% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 144 (15%) · **■** Marginal 507 (52%)

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

- Belda3,702 people
- Naipur3,200 people
- Sahapur3,093 people
- Chistipur3,019 people
- Barahat2,781 people
- Kanakpur2,686 people
- Dhankar2,667 people
- Barui Pur2,618 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 Nij?3,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golara Nij in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golara Nij?85.5% (Census 2011)