# Paschim Goti Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Goti

Paschim Goti is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 321 households**, the 66th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 321households
- 38.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Goti

Of every 100 households in Paschim Goti in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Goti · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**37%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**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 Paschim Goti?

■ Paschim Goti · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**950

Working population ****24.0%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 30.1% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (42%) · **■** Other work 73 (18%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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

- Kamalpur1,867 people
- Basta1,839 people
- Unatiagachh1,818 people
- Purbba Keladanta1,749 people
- Dakshin Khotasur1,673 people
- Barbila1,623 people
- Bajibhokra1,622 people
- Jinatpur1,613 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 Paschim Goti?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Goti in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Goti?38.3% (Census 2011)