# Gorakhpur Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,039 people in 683 households**, the 23rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 3,039people (2011)
- 683households
- 73.8%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

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

**46%

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 Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**953

Working population ****35.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 72.4% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (36%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 90 (8%) · **■** Marginal 309 (29%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Gangadebi3,568 people
- Belungaon3,403 people
- Bidyanandapur3,196 people
- Janipur3,097 people
- Kapsia3,027 people
- Mahammadpur2,993 people
- Boalia2,696 people
- Jadupur2,668 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorakhpur?3,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?73.8% (Census 2011)