# Gobarjana Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Gobarjana

Gobarjana is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,286 people in 752 households**, the 27th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,286people (2011)
- 752households
- 68.6%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobarjana

Of every 100 households in Gobarjana in 2011, 56 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobarjana · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**70%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**85%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gobarjana?

■ Gobarjana · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**967

Working population ****36.7%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (21%) · **■** Marginal 550 (46%)

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 - II

- Mirdadpur3,779 people
- Haripur3,705 people
- Palashbona3,503 people
- Kheria3,373 people
- Elahabad2,913 people
- Ballabhpur2,810 people
- Shripur2,687 people
- Nesta2,257 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobarjana?3,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobarjana in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobarjana?68.6% (Census 2011)