# Gorakata Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Gorakata

Gorakata is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 60 households**, the 159th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 233people (2011)
- 60households
- 56.8%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorakata

Of every 100 households in Gorakata in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****8%**

**52%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**24%

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 Gorakata?

■ Gorakata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**960

Working population ****52.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 40.0% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (87%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Simlapal

- Madhabpur254 people
- Sarasbakra244 people
- Barisol241 people
- Kamala235 people
- Kuchakon232 people
- Korkhi227 people
- Tarupur224 people
- Pathakata211 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorakata?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakata in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakata?56.8% (Census 2011)