# Gotpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Gotpur

Gotpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 378 households**, the 68th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,546people (2011)
- 378households
- 86.1%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotpur

Of every 100 households in Gotpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gotpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****70%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gotpur?

■ Gotpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**962

Working population ****43.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.5% for women. 69% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (18%) · **■** Marginal 265 (40%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Hasampur1,564 people
- Chaughata1,557 people
- Deora1,555 people
- Sarampara1,547 people
- Mahamaya1,546 people
- Makhalpur1,545 people
- Bahadurpur1,522 people
- Kanajuli1,508 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotpur?1,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotpur?86.1% (Census 2011)