Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Gotgere

Gotgere is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 690 people in 163 households, the 82nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 690 people (2011)
- 163 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 1,035 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotgere

Of every 100 households in Gotgere in 2011, 46 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gotgere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 46%
- Toilet within the home 91% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 50%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 31% 42%
- Television 16% 16%
- Mobile phone 41% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 26%
- Own their home 90% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gotgere?

■ Gotgere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 974 970
- Working population 44.6% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (11%) · ■ Other work 71 (23%) · ■ Marginal 182 (59%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - II
- Barbudhi 710 people
- Ramchandrapur 695 people
- Jethia 694 people
- Narasinhapur 692 people
- Bhairabpur 686 people
- Manikpur 672 people
- Andulya 668 people
- Jamjhatia 668 people

All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gotgere? 690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotgere in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotgere? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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