# Gobindpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gobindpur

Gobindpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 183 households**, the 119th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 705people (2011)
- 183households
- 70.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindpur

Of every 100 households in Gobindpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobindpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Gobindpur?

■ Gobindpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**965

Working population ****47.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (61%) · **■** Marginal 69 (21%)

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 Balurghat

- Sirahi753 people
- Chak Bhatshala746 people
- Trikul744 people
- Chak Harina710 people
- Chak Manipur695 people
- Kasilabati694 people
- Akhira681 people
- Paschim Mashespur681 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindpur?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindpur?70.2% (Census 2011)