# Gotkanali Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Gotkanali

Gotkanali is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 62 households**, the 143rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 298people (2011)
- 62households
- 78.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotkanali

Of every 100 households in Gotkanali in 2011, 45 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gotkanali · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**84%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gotkanali?

■ Gotkanali · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**960

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 42 (38%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 Simlapal

- Sirsha309 people
- Kumardoba303 people
- Kharjuria299 people
- Siuli299 people
- Rajabandh293 people
- Mathurakata290 people
- Lakhyatapal283 people
- Handulia278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotkanali?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotkanali in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotkanali?78.4% (Census 2011)