# Gokulchanda Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Gokulchanda

Gokulchanda is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 265 households**, the 74th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,143people (2011)
- 265households
- 84.2%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulchanda

Of every 100 households in Gokulchanda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gokulchanda · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**49%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**82%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gokulchanda?

■ Gokulchanda · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**936

Working population ****29.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 79.0% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (12%) · **■** Marginal 76 (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 Dinhata - II

- Mirer Kuthi1,275 people
- Marnia Pratham Khanda1,236 people
- Bara Garol Jhora1,228 people
- Jitpur Dwitia Khanda1,214 people
- Kharija Dasagram1,137 people
- Hokadaha Dwitia Khanda1,072 people
- Bakshikhamar1,030 people
- Gatikachua1,025 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulchanda?1,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulchanda in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulchanda?84.2% (Census 2011)