# Paschim Goalgaon Village, Raiganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Goalgaon

Paschim Goalgaon is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 341 households**, the 96th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,574people (2011)
- 341households
- 58.1%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Goalgaon

Of every 100 households in Paschim Goalgaon in 2011, 20 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paschim Goalgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Paschim Goalgaon?

■ Paschim Goalgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**939

Working population ****49.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 48.3% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 242 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (15%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (9%) · **■** Marginal 330 (43%)

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

- Pachim Mahadebpur1,603 people
- Mahipur1,585 people
- Barabar1,580 people
- Ghagra1,578 people
- Ital1,535 people
- Tenra1,522 people
- Uttar Goalpara1,505 people
- Deogan1,502 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Goalgaon?1,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Goalgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Goalgaon?58.1% (Census 2011)