# Gokura Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Gokura

Gokura is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 100 households**, the 112th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 426people (2011)
- 100households
- 72.6%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokura

Of every 100 households in Gokura in 2011, 16 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gokura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**49%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gokura?

■ Gokura · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**949

Working population ****49.1%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 52 (25%) · **■** Marginal 122 (58%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Kharija Bhutkura466 people
- Chhit Madankura459 people
- Brahmotter Bhutkura444 people
- Kharija Panaguri444 people
- Kuthialerbus413 people
- Kaliganj400 people
- Baulerkuthi376 people
- Kharija Naldhondra346 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokura?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokura in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokura?72.6% (Census 2011)