# Gobra Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Gobra

Gobra is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 103 households**, the 85th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 470people (2011)
- 103households
- 83.2%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobra

Of every 100 households in Gobra in 2011, 82 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gobra · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**73%

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

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**28%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**80%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gobra?

■ Gobra · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**949

Working population ****53.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 79.9% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (25%) · **■** Marginal 80 (32%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Ballabhipur593 people
- Bharamalpur556 people
- Timna545 people
- Shibpur530 people
- Ekdalu461 people
- Ramchandrapur431 people
- Gangarambati399 people
- Nabina334 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobra?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobra in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobra?83.2% (Census 2011)