# Gokulpur Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **76 people in 15 households**, the 116th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 76people (2011)
- 15households
- 90.6%literacy
- 1,171females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****73%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**14%

Own their home ****93%**

**99%

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 Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1171**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****56.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 85.7% for women. 69% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (35%) · **■** Marginal 23 (53%)

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 Dantan - II

- Mandalda174 people
- Ujlachak174 people
- Shiruchak168 people
- Urepara122 people
- Sadi Chak70 people
- Chak Sultanpur59 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?76 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?90.6% (Census 2011)