# Gotra Village, Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gotra

Gotra is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,008 people in 657 households**, the 17th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 3,008people (2011)
- 657households
- 82.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotra

Of every 100 households in Gotra in 2011, 60 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gotra · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**37%

Television ****42%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gotra?

■ Gotra · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****31.6%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (15%) · **■** Household industry 55 (6%) · **■** Other work 391 (41%) · **■** Marginal 350 (37%)

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 Falta

- Nilambarpur3,122 people
- Kasirampur3,087 people
- Keyat Khanda3,081 people
- Mulpunja3,052 people
- Sahara2,934 people
- Sujagalpur2,922 people
- Noapukhuria2,882 people
- Dona2,877 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotra?3,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotra?82.9% (Census 2011)