# Gokarni Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gokarni

Gokarni is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,022 people in 1,551 households**, the 6th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 8,022people (2011)
- 1,551households
- 72.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gokarni

Of every 100 households in Gokarni in 2011, 23 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gokarni · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**50%

Tap water ****16%**

**29%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

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 Gokarni?

■ Gokarni · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**956

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 438 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (8%) · **■** Household industry 222 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,174 (43%) · **■** Marginal 700 (26%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Harisankarpur11,887 people
- Ramchandranagar10,881 people
- Multi10,215 people
- Barat Kamdebpur8,660 people
- Chak Parankanta Khali7,864 people
- Uttar Radhanagar6,070 people
- Urel Chandpur4,668 people
- Kuldia4,653 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gokarni?8,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokarni in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gokarni?72.3% (Census 2011)