# Goharran Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Goharran

Goharran is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 233 households**, the 87th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 233households
- 32.4%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goharran

Of every 100 households in Goharran in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goharran · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Goharran?

■ Goharran · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.4%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**958

Working population ****25.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.6% for men and 27.5% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 33 (10%)

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

- Bhabaniganj1,336 people
- Chikni Barhas1,294 people
- Lohagachhi1,283 people
- Chauria1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 people
- Suhiasani1,236 people
- Dhanalia1,228 people
- Sahaspur1,205 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 Goharran?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goharran in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Goharran?32.4% (Census 2011)