# Garal Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Garal

Garal is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,747 people in 390 households**, the 42nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,747people (2011)
- 390households
- 65.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garal

Of every 100 households in Garal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garal · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**73%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****53%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Garal?

■ Garal · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**969

Working population ****37.7%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (16%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 384 (58%) · **■** Marginal 124 (19%)

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 Sonarpur

- Rampur1,951 people
- Kheadaha1,930 people
- Hasanpur1,873 people
- Makrampur1,810 people
- Kantipota1,718 people
- Nabhasan1,712 people
- Metiari1,674 people
- Jagadishpur1,660 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garal?1,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garal in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garal?65.9% (Census 2011)