# Gobindapur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,355 people in 558 households**, the 28th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,355people (2011)
- 558households
- 89.4%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****32%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**73%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****72%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**969

Working population ****34.9%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 88.7% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 600 (73%) · **■** Marginal 130 (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 Sonarpur

- Benebou2,707 people
- Raghunathpur2,657 people
- Arapanch2,451 people
- Palghat2,360 people
- Bamangachhi2,332 people
- Mukundapur2,326 people
- Dihi2,291 people
- Natagachhi2,266 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?2,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?89.4% (Census 2011)