Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad
# Gouribag

Gouribag is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 506 people in 126 households, the 95th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 506 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 73.0% literacy
- 917 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gouribag

Of every 100 households in Gouribag in 2011, 25 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gouribag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 36%
- Toilet within the home 97% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 58%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 1% 38%
- Television 17% 19%
- Mobile phone 34% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 1% 22%
- Own their home 99% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gouribag?

■ Gouribag · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.0% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1350 960
- Working population 76.1% 36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 68.4% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 127 (33%) · ■ Household industry 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 48 (12%) · ■ Marginal 192 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murshidabad Jiaganj
- Madhusudanbati 535 people
- Mukundabag 529 people
- Arazi Mathurapur 526 people
- Ramnagar 511 people
- Dahapara 501 people
- Bele 463 people
- Banoaripur 455 people
- Farrabag 452 people

All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gouribag? 506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gouribag in? Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gouribag? 73.0% (Census 2011)

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