# Gosainpur Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,980 people in 1,115 households**, the 9th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 4,980people (2011)
- 1,115households
- 71.8%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosainpur

Of every 100 households in Gosainpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosainpur · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Gosainpur?

■ Gosainpur · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**959

Working population ****30.2%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 628 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (5%) · **■** Marginal 547 (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 Nalhati - I

- Bhelian5,901 people
- Mehagram5,731 people
- Amaypur5,376 people
- Banior5,369 people
- Dharampur4,652 people
- Lakshminarayanpur4,649 people
- Bhabanandapur4,178 people
- Haripur Podhra4,175 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosainpur?4,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainpur in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainpur?71.8% (Census 2011)