# Gotra Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gotra

Gotra is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,894 people in 1,336 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 5,894people (2011)
- 1,336households
- 71.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotra

Of every 100 households in Gotra in 2011, 33 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gotra · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**25%

Tap water ****24%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****19%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gotra?

■ Gotra · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**953

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 69.7% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 405 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (24%) · **■** Household industry 278 (13%) · **■** Other work 741 (33%) · **■** Marginal 252 (11%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Sangrampur7,233 people
- Gachha6,489 people
- Akharpur6,204 people
- Kodalia5,896 people
- Pipha5,760 people
- Merudandi4,730 people
- Hariharpur4,477 people
- Debhog4,430 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotra?5,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotra?71.6% (Census 2011)