# Gobindpur Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Gobindpur

Gobindpur is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 243 households**, the 44th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,174people (2011)
- 243households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindpur

Of every 100 households in Gobindpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gobindpur · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gobindpur?

■ Gobindpur · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**934

Working population ****34.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 61.7% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (13%) · **■** Marginal 284 (71%)

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 Purulia - I

- Mahalitora1,272 people
- Penrra1,242 people
- Sibdi1,214 people
- Bhadsa1,183 people
- Satar1,157 people
- Amchuria1,151 people
- Kanali1,129 people
- Ketuabera1,121 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindpur?1,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindpur in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindpur?73.9% (Census 2011)