# Goyalda, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Goyalda

Goyalda is a village in [Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/) 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 **2,318 people in 477 households**, the 18th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 2,318people (2011)
- 477households
- 89.0%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goyalda

Of every 100 households in Goyalda in 2011, 45 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goyalda · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****25%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Goyalda?

■ Goyalda · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**932

Working population ****43.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 84.7% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 418 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (4%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (8%) · **■** Marginal 454 (45%)

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

- Dhankar2,667 people
- Barui Pur2,618 people
- Teparpara2,505 people
- Shyam Khola2,497 people
- Makrampur2,293 people
- Kharan2,198 people
- Purba Amarshi2,175 people
- Bhagabanpur2,105 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 Goyalda?2,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goyalda in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goyalda?89.0% (Census 2011)