# Agoi Village, Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Agoi

Agoi is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,308 people in 911 households**, the 17th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 4,308people (2011)
- 911households
- 37.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agoi

Of every 100 households in Agoi in 2011, 23 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agoi · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Agoi?

■ Agoi · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**950

Working population ****36.8%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 30.6% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 287 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 704 (44%) · **■** Household industry 160 (10%) · **■** Other work 135 (9%) · **■** Marginal 298 (19%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Dharampur5,255 people
- Majhok4,709 people
- Goalpokhar4,500 people
- Raypur4,433 people
- Angarbhasa4,208 people
- Chhota Patna4,186 people
- Babhanbari4,088 people
- Sholpara4,045 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agoi?4,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agoi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agoi?37.5% (Census 2011)