# Gomakpota Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gomakpota

Gomakpota is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,064 people in 424 households**, the 45th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,064people (2011)
- 424households
- 85.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gomakpota

Of every 100 households in Gomakpota in 2011, 64 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gomakpota · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gomakpota?

■ Gomakpota · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**943

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 77.8% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 286 (36%) · **■** Marginal 109 (14%)

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 - II

- Dangabhanga2,271 people
- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Kala Gechhya2,097 people
- Salya2,092 people
- Sona Khali2,014 people
- Lakshman Chak1,886 people
- Jot Bhagaban1,867 people
- Adampur1,831 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gomakpota?2,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gomakpota in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gomakpota?85.6% (Census 2011)