# Gakulpur Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gakulpur

Gakulpur is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 50 households**, the 237th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 266people (2011)
- 50households
- 74.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gakulpur

Of every 100 households in Gakulpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gakulpur · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gakulpur?

■ Gakulpur · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**991

Working population ****58.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (14%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 101 (65%)

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 Salbani

- Mangalmari271 people
- Jamgeria270 people
- Patharnala268 people
- Dhengbahara267 people
- Salboni266 people
- Radhakantpur260 people
- Bhola256 people
- Tilabani256 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gakulpur?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gakulpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gakulpur?74.1% (Census 2011)