# Gokulpur Village, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,967 people in 1,497 households**, the 2nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 5,967people (2011)
- 1,497households
- 80.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**932

Working population ****47.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 408 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (11%) · **■** Household industry 146 (5%) · **■** Other work 149 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,836 (64%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Palpara7,007 people
- Selmabad5,266 people
- Taladiha4,599 people
- Gopalpur4,405 people
- Amarpur4,388 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?5,967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?80.5% (Census 2011)