# Ghora Thakura Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Ghora Thakura

Ghora Thakura is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 278 households**, the 63rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,234people (2011)
- 278households
- 81.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghora Thakura

Of every 100 households in Ghora Thakura in 2011, 72 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghora Thakura · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****68%**

**38%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Ghora Thakura?

■ Ghora Thakura · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**955

Working population ****31.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 321 (82%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Udaychak1,387 people
- Khoskana1,369 people
- Hogla1,352 people
- Prasadchak1,248 people
- Uttar Mirzapur1,213 people
- Barsiuri1,166 people
- Barari1,105 people
- Khas Rekha1,020 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghora Thakura?1,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghora Thakura in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghora Thakura?81.6% (Census 2011)