# Purbba Gomaidighi Village, Islampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Purbba Gomaidighi

Purbba Gomaidighi is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,982 people in 2,069 households**, the 2nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 11,982people (2011)
- 2,069households
- 45.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Gomaidighi

Of every 100 households in Purbba Gomaidighi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Gomaidighi · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**32%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

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 Purbba Gomaidighi?

■ Purbba Gomaidighi · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**967

Working population ****36.0%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.5% for men and 37.0% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 885 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 907 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 924 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1,597 (37%)

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 Islampur

- Dohaso13,323 people
- Gunabari11,835 people
- Phulhara11,113 people
- Bhojpur11,055 people
- Barakhanti9,617 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Gomaidighi?11,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Gomaidighi in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Gomaidighi?45.5% (Census 2011)