# Gobindapur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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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 **553 people in 118 households**, the 83rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 553people (2011)
- 118households
- 59.5%literacy
- 819females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****59.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**979

Working population ****50.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 49.3% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 276 (99%)

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

- Kalsi Bhanga563 people
- Alkushia560 people
- Satpati560 people
- Balla554 people
- Patharnala553 people
- Bhaluk Kaulua552 people
- Chandipur548 people
- Baraektal547 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?59.5% (Census 2011)