# Gobindapur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 241 households**, the 14th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 241households
- 79.6%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Gobindapur?

■ Gobindapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**979

Working population ****46.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 65.1% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (15%) · **■** Marginal 177 (34%)

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 Jhargram

- Barjudi1,221 people
- Nauria Dam1,215 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,170 people
- Rautarapur1,146 people
- Lodha Suli1,102 people
- Amdiha1,085 people
- Dalkati1,061 people
- Tanga1,036 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?79.6% (Census 2011)