# Paschim Goalgaon Village, Karandighi – Population & Literacy

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Goalgaon

Paschim Goalgaon is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 187 households**, the 131st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 187households
- 68.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Goalgaon

Of every 100 households in Paschim Goalgaon in 2011, 23 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Goalgaon · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**19%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

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 Paschim Goalgaon?

■ Paschim Goalgaon · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**943

Working population ****29.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (41%) · **■** Marginal 42 (14%)

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 Karandighi

- Ghordha1,095 people
- Chandargaon1,080 people
- Lodipur1,067 people
- Kalibari1,051 people
- Jagadishpur1,030 people
- Soshilapur1,006 people
- Saidpur970 people
- Rabanpur969 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Goalgaon?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Goalgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Goalgaon?68.3% (Census 2011)