# Gosainpur Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 115 households**, the 113th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 535people (2011)
- 115households
- 65.7%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosainpur

Of every 100 households in Gosainpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosainpur · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gosainpur?

■ Gosainpur · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**943

Working population ****54.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 237 (81%)

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 Barjora

- Metia Narayanpur550 people
- Srikrishnapur547 people
- Kanta Band546 people
- Bankurardanga538 people
- Jharia532 people
- Saluka517 people
- Sonagara504 people
- Bandarkoda502 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosainpur?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainpur in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainpur?65.7% (Census 2011)