# Gosaba, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Gosaba

Gosaba is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **246,598 people**, no towns and 51 villages (50 inhabited). The largest village is Kumirmari (17,451 people).

- 246,598people (2011)
- 51villages
- 0towns
- 79.0%literacy

## Population of Gosaba compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Gosaba · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**963

Working population ****45.0%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gosaba

Of every 100 households in Gosaba in 2011, 3 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gosaba · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**35%

Tap water ****11%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Gosaba

- Kumirmari · 17,451 people
- Chhota Molla Khali · 10,537 people
- Amlamethi · 9,298 people
- Satjalia · 8,757 people
- Manmathanagar · 7,971 people
- Sadhupur · 6,992 people
- Lahiripur · 6,851 people
- Arampur · 6,618 people
- Taranagar · 6,572 people
- Bijoynagar · 6,507 people
- Chimta · 6,332 people
- Bally · 6,234 people
- Kalidaspur · 5,724 people
- Amtali · 5,660 people
- Chandipur · 5,456 people
- Puinjali · 5,455 people

[All 51 villages in Gosaba →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/gosaba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gosaba?51 (50 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosaba in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Gosaba?246,598 (Census 2011)