# Golaisura Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Golaisura

Golaisura is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 198 households**, the 158th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 894people (2011)
- 198households
- 77.0%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golaisura

Of every 100 households in Golaisura in 2011, 36 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golaisura · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Golaisura?

■ Golaisura · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**939

Working population ****65.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (14%) · **■** Marginal 452 (78%)

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 Raiganj

- Sobhanpur906 people
- Dhalgaon899 people
- Rolgaon899 people
- Chhota Narayanpur897 people
- Paschim Manoharpur892 people
- Kanaipur874 people
- Kumarol874 people
- Malanchi871 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golaisura?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golaisura in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golaisura?77.0% (Census 2011)