# Gokulpur Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 508 households**, the 24th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,153people (2011)
- 508households
- 78.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**27%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**37%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**936

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 276 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 290 (33%)

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 Gangarampur

- Kurumsur2,522 people
- Bachhuria2,440 people
- Sahara2,378 people
- Debipur2,239 people
- Ratanmala2,146 people
- Nakair2,114 people
- Belasthali2,100 people
- Durgapur2,100 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?2,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?78.9% (Census 2011)