# Laskargaon Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Laskargaon

Laskargaon is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 305 households**, the 74th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 1,511people (2011)
- 305households
- 65.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laskargaon

Of every 100 households in Laskargaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Laskargaon · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**37%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**20%

Television ****21%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Laskargaon?

■ Laskargaon · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**950

Working population ****26.0%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (23%) · **■** Household industry 50 (13%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 57 (15%)

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

- Jinatpur1,613 people
- Bara Patna1,556 people
- Paschim Phulbari1,543 people
- Bhindabari1,532 people
- Uttar Khotasur1,503 people
- Partappur1,490 people
- Purbba Phulbari1,472 people
- Dakshin Chhipi1,463 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 Laskargaon?1,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laskargaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laskargaon?65.1% (Census 2011)