# Gochia Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Gochia

Gochia is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,211 people in 901 households**, the 10th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 4,211people (2011)
- 901households
- 39.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gochia

Of every 100 households in Gochia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gochia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****19%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gochia?

■ Gochia · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 27.5% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 397 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 569 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 212 (14%) · **■** Marginal 300 (20%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Kusidha4,560 people
- Bairat4,412 people
- Gangnadia4,316 people
- Srichandrapur4,250 people
- Kamarta4,118 people
- Tulsihata3,939 people
- Wari3,661 people
- Chaupaldanga3,639 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gochia?4,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gochia in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gochia?39.3% (Census 2011)