# Gobra Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Gobra

Gobra is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,219 people in 463 households**, the 34th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,219people (2011)
- 463households
- 83.4%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobra

Of every 100 households in Gobra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gobra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**21%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**38%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gobra?

■ Gobra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**955

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 75.6% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (8%) · **■** Household industry 69 (7%) · **■** Other work 392 (41%) · **■** Marginal 399 (42%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Pakurya2,523 people
- Biswas2,501 people
- Hakala2,487 people
- Ramchandrapur2,423 people
- Chitra2,209 people
- Gobindapur2,118 people
- Kanktya2,100 people
- Bamanara2,099 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobra?2,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobra in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobra?83.4% (Census 2011)