# Gobarhati Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Gobarhati

Gobarhati is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,023 people in 1,130 households**, the 9th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 5,023people (2011)
- 1,130households
- 64.9%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobarhati

Of every 100 households in Gobarhati in 2011, 41 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobarhati · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****32%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gobarhati?

■ Gobarhati · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**963

Working population ****27.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 59.6% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 297 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (38%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 285 (20%) · **■** Marginal 261 (19%)

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 Kandi

- Kumar Sanda8,320 people
- Nabagram6,905 people
- Udaychandpur6,832 people
- Gatia5,413 people
- Sashpara4,649 people
- Purandarpur4,511 people
- Khosh Baspur4,342 people
- Patenda4,322 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobarhati?5,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobarhati in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobarhati?64.9% (Census 2011)