# Godasamal Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Godasamal

Godasamal is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,428 people in 754 households**, the 10th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 4,428people (2011)
- 754households
- 23.6%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Godasamal

Of every 100 households in Godasamal in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Godasamal · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**17%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Godasamal?

■ Godasamal · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**958

Working population ****28.6%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.5% for men and 20.6% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 210 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (52%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 314 (25%)

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

- Kahata5,358 people
- Baldiabasa4,952 people
- Sarjapur4,911 people
- Baligora4,507 people
- Amalbari4,140 people
- Manora4,117 people
- Belan4,054 people
- Dakshin Makhanpokhar4,052 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 Godasamal?4,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godasamal in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Godasamal?23.6% (Census 2011)