# Gosainganj Village, Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Cooch Behar - I, Koch Bihar 

# Gosainganj

Gosainganj is a village in Cooch Behar - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 448 households**, the 62nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,748people (2011)
- 448households
- 63.9%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gosainganj

Of every 100 households in Gosainganj in 2011, 20 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosainganj · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**47%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**36%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gosainganj?

■ Gosainganj · ■ Cooch Behar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**942

Working population ****44.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 64% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (34%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 175 (23%)

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 Cooch Behar - I

- Barabhita1,882 people
- Mainaguri Kankanguri1,807 people
- Ghoramara1,789 people
- Jibramerkuthi1,774 people
- Paschim Haribhanga1,744 people
- Sonakhuli1,742 people
- Gayergari1,687 people
- Gudam Maharaniganj1,639 people

[All 143 villages in Cooch Behar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gosainganj?1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainganj in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainganj?63.9% (Census 2011)