# Gorbhanga Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Gorbhanga

Gorbhanga is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 310 households**, the 36th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,416people (2011)
- 310households
- 81.4%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorbhanga

Of every 100 households in Gorbhanga in 2011, 6 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorbhanga · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**22%

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

**67%

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

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**77%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gorbhanga?

■ Gorbhanga · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**960

Working population ****47.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 300 (44%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Shilghagri1,703 people
- Dhanmatia1,564 people
- Dorko1,535 people
- Phersabari1,501 people
- Purba Jhaukuthi1,376 people
- Mantani1,296 people
- Turkanirkuthi1,251 people
- Madhurbhasa1,142 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorbhanga?1,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorbhanga in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorbhanga?81.4% (Census 2011)