# Golakpur Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Golakpur

Golakpur is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 68 households**, the 109th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 319people (2011)
- 68households
- 70.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golakpur

Of every 100 households in Golakpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golakpur · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**17%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

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 Golakpur?

■ Golakpur · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**978

Working population ****37.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (63%)

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 Taldangra

- Nabagram389 people
- Bhandia370 people
- Bhedua349 people
- Nachna340 people
- Kanaipur310 people
- Taltala301 people
- Brahmandhara296 people
- Marasol294 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golakpur?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golakpur in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golakpur?70.9% (Census 2011)