# Galia Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Galia

Galia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 210 households**, the 108th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 210households
- 46.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galia

Of every 100 households in Galia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**17%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Galia?

■ Galia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**958

Working population ****28.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 38.9% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 174 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 63 (22%)

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 - II

- Urpi1,037 people
- Ghordhappa1,026 people
- Kothitola1,023 people
- Gobindapur1,020 people
- Dakshin Dumaria1,011 people
- Uttar Dumaria992 people
- Uttar Neamatpur972 people
- Satbhiti969 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galia?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galia?46.6% (Census 2011)