# Gotgerya Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gotgerya

Gotgerya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 29 households**, the 474th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 128people (2011)
- 29households
- 84.3%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotgerya

Of every 100 households in Gotgerya in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gotgerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**56%

Tap water ****90%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Gotgerya?

■ Gotgerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**960

Working population ****42.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (26%)

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 Keshpur

- Haratala135 people
- Mathura Bani134 people
- Mobarak Chak134 people
- Mohadi Chak130 people
- Jamal Chak128 people
- Karia Sol126 people
- Darkhola125 people
- Betbani Radha Khauki124 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotgerya?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotgerya?84.3% (Census 2011)