# Hamilton Abad Village, Gosaba – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gosaba, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Hamilton Abad

Hamilton Abad is a village in Gosaba sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,761 people in 936 households**, the 34th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 3,761people (2011)
- 936households
- 85.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamilton Abad

Of every 100 households in Hamilton Abad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hamilton Abad · ■ Gosaba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**23%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

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

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hamilton Abad?

■ Hamilton Abad · ■ Gosaba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**981

Working population ****59.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 971 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (9%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (8%) · **■** Marginal 863 (38%)

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 Gosaba

- Hetalbari3,975 people
- Pakhiralay3,946 people
- Mathurakhanda3,826 people
- Biprodaspur3,799 people
- Uttar Danga3,673 people
- Rangabalia3,620 people
- Palpur3,507 people
- Bagbagan3,467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hamilton Abad?3,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamilton Abad in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Gosaba sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hamilton Abad?85.3% (Census 2011)