# Gosaipur Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gosaipur

Gosaipur is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 161 households**, the 50th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 689people (2011)
- 161households
- 75.8%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosaipur

Of every 100 households in Gosaipur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosaipur · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**54%

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

**5%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****90%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gosaipur?

■ Gosaipur · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**966

Working population ****45.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (14%) · **■** Household industry 60 (19%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 60 (19%)

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 Hilli

- Muraripur782 people
- Ponorahar702 people
- Syampur691 people
- Purba Kalikapur690 people
- Ismailpur661 people
- Fajullapur651 people
- Baigram640 people
- Chaksubid640 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosaipur?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosaipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosaipur?75.8% (Census 2011)