# Goalin Village, Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Goalin

Goalin is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,623 people in 1,249 households**, the 6th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 6,623people (2011)
- 1,249households
- 34.4%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goalin

Of every 100 households in Goalin in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Goalin · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**35%

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 Goalin?

■ Goalin · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.4%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**950

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.3% for men and 29.1% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 683 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 247 (13%) · **■** Marginal 333 (18%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Panjipara12,376 people
- Jaingaon10,866 people
- Majlishpur7,802 people
- Bara Singhanath7,454 people
- Debiganj6,457 people
- Athiala5,887 people
- Pokharia5,541 people
- Khargar5,422 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goalin?6,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalin in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goalin?34.4% (Census 2011)