# Gokarna, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gokarna

Gokarna is a village in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 230 households**, the 56th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 931people (2011)
- 230households
- 69.4%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokarna

Of every 100 households in Gokarna in 2011, 16 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokarna · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gokarna?

■ Gokarna · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**973

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (36%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 36 (13%)

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 Harirampur

- Patun962 people
- Raynagar958 people
- Kharua957 people
- Dangram954 people
- Bahirdhanjor919 people
- Jotgauri909 people
- Chhatra Kunda907 people
- Shasha907 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokarna?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokarna in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokarna?69.4% (Census 2011)