# Gobindapur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,641 people in 520 households**, the 29th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 2,641people (2011)
- 520households
- 64.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**60%

Tap water ****46%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gobindapur?

■ Gobindapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**972

Working population ****30.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (11%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 280 (35%) · **■** Marginal 308 (38%)

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 English Bazar

- Sultanpur3,063 people
- Nima Sarai2,995 people
- Nischintapur2,808 people
- Gopalpur2,759 people
- Jatalpur2,559 people
- Shailapur2,432 people
- Lakshmipur2,260 people
- Phulbari Arazi2,205 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?2,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?64.6% (Census 2011)