# Gouripur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Gouripur

Gouripur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,131 people in 600 households**, the 37th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,131people (2011)
- 600households
- 53.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gouripur

Of every 100 households in Gouripur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gouripur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gouripur?

■ Gouripur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**959

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 54.8% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 399 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 397 (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 Ratua - I

- Haripur Gopi3,300 people
- Chandipur3,259 people
- Khanpur3,173 people
- Arazi Haragobindapur3,147 people
- Purba Radhanagar2,815 people
- Baharal2,775 people
- Kasba2,727 people
- Radha Nagar2,694 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gouripur?3,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gouripur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gouripur?53.3% (Census 2011)