# Gokulpur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 175 households**, the 73rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 852people (2011)
- 175households
- 67.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**48%

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

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**28%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**962

Working population ****40.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (26%) · **■** Marginal 57 (16%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Phulbari Bamunia1,090 people
- Sundia994 people
- Dakshin Kathalia942 people
- Chandipur910 people
- Bagbari754 people
- Harispur752 people
- Dharmatala671 people
- Dakshin Gazipur664 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokulpur?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?67.6% (Census 2011)