# Gobra, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Gobra

Gobra is a village in [Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/) sub-district of [Hugli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 188 households**, the 117th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 752people (2011)
- 188households
- 73.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobra

Of every 100 households in Gobra in 2011, 41 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobra · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****88%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gobra?

■ Gobra · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**959

Working population ****35.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 202 (76%)

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 Arambag

- Krishnabati782 people
- Chhandra768 people
- Ruitchak765 people
- Gopinathpur760 people
- Balai Chak737 people
- Puisara733 people
- Rajhati729 people
- Dadanpur704 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

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- Gobra · Village, Kiraoli, Agra · 2,321 people
- Gobra · Village, Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas · 2,240 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobra?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobra in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobra?73.8% (Census 2011)