# Gohaldang, Balarampur, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Gohaldang

Gohaldang is a village in [Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 207 households**, the 41st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 207households
- 40.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gohaldang

Of every 100 households in Gohaldang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gohaldang · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gohaldang?

■ Gohaldang · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**939

Working population ****56.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 29.8% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 261 (40%)

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 Balarampur

- Kurni1,288 people
- Rapkata1,211 people
- Siringi1,211 people
- Baghadih1,208 people
- Kadamdih1,148 people
- Tilai1,100 people
- Fatehpur1,054 people
- Juradih1,014 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gohaldang?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohaldang in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gohaldang?40.7% (Census 2011)