# Gochhra Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gochhra

Gochhra is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 330 households**, the 64th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,643people (2011)
- 330households
- 22.8%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gochhra

Of every 100 households in Gochhra in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gochhra · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****33%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**17%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

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 Gochhra?

■ Gochhra · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**958

Working population ****29.3%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.0% for men and 19.1% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (30%) · **■** Marginal 60 (12%)

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 - II

- Bhelagachhi1,740 people
- Sahasra1,731 people
- Matiari1,673 people
- Saidpur1,647 people
- Tarial1,625 people
- Dakshin Rampur1,622 people
- Jalsua1,615 people
- Satmeri1,612 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gochhra?1,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gochhra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gochhra?22.8% (Census 2011)