# Gocharan Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gocharan

Gocharan is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 281 households**, the 92nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,147people (2011)
- 281households
- 67.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gocharan

Of every 100 households in Gocharan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gocharan · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**35%

Tap water ****36%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**85%

Use banking services ****43%**

**39%

Television ****45%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gocharan?

■ Gocharan · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**954

Working population ****29.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (45%) · **■** Marginal 71 (21%)

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 Baruipur

- Mamudpur1,198 people
- Ramchandrapur1,167 people
- Gordaha1,166 people
- Uttar Kalyanpur1,161 people
- Malanga1,136 people
- Tegachhi Mamudpur1,084 people
- Paschim Ramnagar1,055 people
- Beledahari1,034 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gocharan?1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gocharan in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gocharan?67.5% (Census 2011)