# Gobindapur Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,292 people in 244 households**, the 29th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,292people (2011)
- 244households
- 61.8%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****55%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**71%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Gobindapur?

■ Gobindapur · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**964

Working population ****29.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (47%) · **■** Marginal 52 (14%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Dumariakuri1,473 people
- Baghadabar1,456 people
- Ekanja1,379 people
- Tal Sankra1,335 people
- Kadamarra1,277 people
- Dhatara1,274 people
- Banbahira1,258 people
- Sarberia1,177 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?1,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?61.8% (Census 2011)