# Godakhali Village, Budge Budge - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Godakhali

Godakhali is a village in Budge Budge - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,725 people in 638 households**, the 15th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,725people (2011)
- 638households
- 64.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godakhali

Of every 100 households in Godakhali in 2011, 63 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Godakhali · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

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 Godakhali?

■ Godakhali · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**981

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 61.9% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 647 (63%) · **■** Marginal 324 (31%)

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 Budge Budge - II

- Kalinagar3,055 people
- Chak Etbari2,932 people
- Chak Manik2,903 people
- Aima2,727 people
- Chaulkhola2,567 people
- Sonaria2,506 people
- Laskarpur2,495 people
- Haori2,407 people

[All 61 villages in Budge Budge - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/budge-budge-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Godakhali?2,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Budge Budge - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Godakhali?64.0% (Census 2011)