# Gokulnagar Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Gokulnagar

Gokulnagar is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,924 people in 912 households**, the 30th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,924people (2011)
- 912households
- 68.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulnagar

Of every 100 households in Gokulnagar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gokulnagar · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**78%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Gokulnagar?

■ Gokulnagar · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**941

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 470 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (13%) · **■** Marginal 185 (14%)

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 Falakata

- Kathalbari4,107 people
- Narasingpur4,102 people
- Pramode Nagar4,100 people
- Malsagaon3,926 people
- Alinagar3,917 people
- Harinathpur3,844 people
- Balasundar3,811 people
- Badaitari3,788 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulnagar?3,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulnagar in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulnagar?68.9% (Census 2011)