# Gokarna Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Gokarna

Gokarna is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 208 households**, the 56th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,008people (2011)
- 208households
- 80.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokarna

Of every 100 households in Gokarna in 2011, 27 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokarna · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**25%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****13%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gokarna?

■ Gokarna · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1264**

**954

Working population ****35.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 79 (22%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Kundapara1,065 people
- Ghola1,058 people
- Mahesgaria1,048 people
- Rajibpur1,011 people
- Bagiara967 people
- Shyampur967 people
- Mahatapur958 people
- Lakshmipara940 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokarna?1,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokarna in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokarna?80.9% (Census 2011)