# Gosairhat Forest, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Gosairhat Forest

Gosairhat Forest is a village in [Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 247 households**, the 92nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 247households
- 58.4%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosairhat Forest

Of every 100 households in Gosairhat Forest in 2011, 46 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosairhat Forest · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Gosairhat Forest?

■ Gosairhat Forest · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**962

Working population ****49.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 51.2% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 124 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 410 (71%)

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 Dhupguri

- Uttar Jhor Altagram1,463 people
- Gadang Pratham Khanda1,454 people
- Patkidaha1,405 people
- Lakshmikantapur Tea Garden1,229 people
- Gosairhat Chhits730 people
- Jakhaikona716 people
- Jalapara607 people
- Prayagpur516 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosairhat Forest?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosairhat Forest in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosairhat Forest?58.4% (Census 2011)