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Ghosh Population - Barddhaman, West Bengal

Ghosh is a medium size village located in Memari - I Block of Barddhaman district, West Bengal with total 344 families residing. The Ghosh village has population of 1447 of which 728 are males while 719 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ghosh village population of children with age 0-6 is 142 which makes up 9.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ghosh village is 988 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Ghosh as per census is 1000, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Ghosh village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Ghosh village was 70.11 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Ghosh Male literacy stands at 78.08 % while female literacy rate was 62.04 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ghosh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ghosh village.

Ghosh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 344 - -
Population 1,447 728 719
Child (0-6) 142 71 71
Schedule Caste 433 220 213
Schedule Tribe 495 244 251
Literacy 70.11 % 78.08 % 62.04 %
Total Workers 679 466 213
Main Worker 672 - -
Marginal Worker 7 5 2

Caste Factor

In Ghosh village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 34.21 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 29.92 % of total population in Ghosh village.

Work Profile

In Ghosh village out of total population, 679 were engaged in work activities. 98.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 679 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 483 were Agricultural labourer.