# Gobag Village, Neturia, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Neturia, Puruliya 

# Gobag

Gobag is a village in Neturia sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,395 people in 236 households**, the 16th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,395people (2011)
- 236households
- 71.7%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobag

Of every 100 households in Gobag in 2011, 59 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gobag · ■ Neturia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**88%

Tap water ****54%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**66%

Use banking services ****87%**

**57%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Gobag?

■ Gobag · ■ Neturia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**967

Working population ****37.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (15%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 179 (35%) · **■** Marginal 185 (36%)

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 Neturia

- Inganpur1,492 people
- Heddi1,478 people
- Kelyasota1,448 people
- Gar Panchkot1,415 people
- Naragarya1,365 people
- Puapur1,290 people
- Simuliya1,266 people
- Gunyara1,179 people

[All 123 villages in Neturia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/neturia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobag?1,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobag in?Puruliya district (Neturia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobag?71.7% (Census 2011)