Gokulpur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gokulpur is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 508 families residing in the village Gokulpur. The total population of Gokulpur is 2,153 out of which 1,098 are males and 1,055 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokulpur is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokulpur village is 338 which is 16% of the total population. There are 180 male children and 158 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokulpur is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Gokulpur village.

Population
2,153
Families
508
Literacy
78.9%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokulpur is 78.9%. Thus Gokulpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.9% and the female literacy rate is 74.8% in Gokulpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gokulpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gokulpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gokulpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 338 180 158
Literacy 78.9% 82.9% 74.8%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 234 111 123
Illiterate 721 337 384

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.9% of total population in Gokulpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gokulpur village out of total population, 889 were engaged in work activities. 67.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 889 workers engaged in Main Work, 276 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 275 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 599 537 62
Cultivators 276 258 18
Agriculture Labourer 275 242 33
Household Industries 7 2 5
Other Workers 41 35 6
Marginal Workers 290 82 208
Non Working 1,264 479 785

Nearby Villages to Gokulpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gokulpur village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Shrirampur 461
Bhabanipur 333
Bholanathpur 999
Karail 349
Udhura Prananathpur 584
Nehamba 2,836
Ashokgram 2,632
Nilahari 477
Garoa 491
Rayshali 476

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