# Gobindapur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,690 people in 664 households**, the 25th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,690people (2011)
- 664households
- 77.7%literacy
- 606females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobindapur

Of every 100 households in Gobindapur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobindapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gobindapur?

■ Gobindapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****606**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**939

Working population ****49.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 69% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 373 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,036 (56%) · **■** Marginal 184 (10%)

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 Raiganj

- Chhatrapur4,128 people
- Runia4,024 people
- Bogram3,983 people
- Kachimuha3,972 people
- Udaypur3,690 people
- Tenahari3,512 people
- Lohanda3,511 people
- Piplan3,502 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gobindapur?3,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindapur?77.7% (Census 2011)