# Goalberia Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Goalberia

Goalberia is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,697 people in 575 households**, the 29th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,697people (2011)
- 575households
- 69.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goalberia

Of every 100 households in Goalberia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Goalberia · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Goalberia?

■ Goalberia · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**949

Working population ****34.9%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (8%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 517 (55%) · **■** Marginal 251 (27%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Khatsara2,847 people
- Narayani Tala2,839 people
- Nurulpur2,798 people
- Hogla2,723 people
- Panchghora2,689 people
- Sripur2,668 people
- Mahismari2,636 people
- Belechandi2,594 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goalberia?2,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalberia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goalberia?69.8% (Census 2011)