# Gorsa Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Gorsa

Gorsa is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,964 people in 1,536 households**, the 4th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 7,964people (2011)
- 1,536households
- 43.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorsa

Of every 100 households in Gorsa in 2011, 26 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorsa · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****29%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gorsa?

■ Gorsa · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**983

Working population ****42.4%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.4% for men and 38.4% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (22%) · **■** Household industry 636 (19%) · **■** Other work 687 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,201 (36%)

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 Murarai - I

- Dhitora9,081 people
- Rajgram8,378 people
- Dumurgram8,335 people
- Bhadiswar7,723 people
- Palsa5,417 people
- Mahurapur5,348 people
- Ramchandrapur5,226 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorsa?7,964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorsa in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorsa?43.9% (Census 2011)