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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gojasimul

Gojasimul is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,847 people in 417 households**, the 5th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,847people (2011)
- 417households
- 73.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gojasimul

Of every 100 households in Gojasimul in 2011, 48 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gojasimul · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****30%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**34%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gojasimul?

■ Gojasimul · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**979

Working population ****53.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.2% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 233 (23%) · **■** Marginal 708 (71%)

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

- Manikpara4,239 people
- Radha Nagar3,746 people
- Lalitasol2,707 people
- Amdai2,142 people
- Chandri1,699 people
- Agaibani1,620 people
- Khalsiyali1,508 people
- Madipur1,271 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gojasimul?1,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gojasimul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gojasimul?73.6% (Census 2011)