# Golap Chak Village, Sutahata, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sutahata, Purba Medinipur 

# Golap Chak

Golap Chak is a village in Sutahata sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 436 households**, the 17th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 436households
- 78.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golap Chak

Of every 100 households in Golap Chak in 2011, 27 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Golap Chak · ■ Sutahata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Golap Chak?

■ Golap Chak · ■ Sutahata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**85.2%

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

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**974

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (16%) · **■** Marginal 381 (68%)

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 Sutahata

- Kashipur2,569 people
- Patharberia2,413 people
- Kesabpur2,268 people
- Bajitpur2,235 people
- Urddhabmal2,102 people
- Mohanpur2,081 people
- Parbbatipur1,931 people
- Anar Nagar1,928 people

[All 80 villages in Sutahata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sutahata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golap Chak?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golap Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Sutahata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golap Chak?78.6% (Census 2011)