# Gokulpur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,323 people in 540 households**, the 13th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,323people (2011)
- 540households
- 76.7%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**971

Working population ****45.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.4% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 235 (22%) · **■** Marginal 284 (27%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Gopali2,951 people
- Paschimpathri2,855 people
- Khelar2,629 people
- Doarkhol2,436 people
- Dharimal2,203 people
- Bhetia2,174 people
- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?2,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?76.7% (Census 2011)