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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 75 households**, the 137th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 340people (2011)
- 75households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**973

Working population ****50.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 94 (54%)

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 Sankrail

- Ukhradan344 people
- Talghorapara343 people
- Bhurkundi342 people
- Sona Kundra341 people
- Nuniasol330 people
- Nayagan318 people
- Dhagari311 people
- Sonakhali311 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?65.4% (Census 2011)