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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 46 households**, the 310th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 191people (2011)
- 46households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**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 Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**979

Working population ****54.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 102 (98%)

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

- Barakala196 people
- Kaliam194 people
- Panjandi194 people
- Dulalpur192 people
- Kusumghati191 people
- Mantipa188 people
- Gamaria187 people
- Kuldiha185 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?72.0% (Census 2011)