# Gokulnagar Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gokulnagar

Gokulnagar is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 281 households**, the 73rd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,138people (2011)
- 281households
- 86.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulnagar

Of every 100 households in Gokulnagar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokulnagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****41%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gokulnagar?

■ Gokulnagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****695**

**972

Working population ****52.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 79.5% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (17%) · **■** Household industry 58 (10%) · **■** Other work 76 (13%) · **■** Marginal 140 (23%)

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 Daspur - I

- Jaykrishnapur1,176 people
- Dharmmasagar1,156 people
- Barjalalpur1,155 people
- Balitora1,152 people
- Hosenpur1,133 people
- Durgapur1,119 people
- Majlishpur1,119 people
- Bar Kashimpur1,110 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulnagar?1,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulnagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulnagar?86.2% (Census 2011)