Gokulpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gokulpur is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 287 families residing in the village Gokulpur. The total population of Gokulpur is 1,126 out of which 550 are males and 576 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokulpur is 1,047.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokulpur village is 140 which is 12% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 72 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokulpur is 1,059 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Gokulpur village.

Population
1,126
Families
287
Literacy
85.5%
Sex Ratio
1,047

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokulpur is 85.5%. Thus Gokulpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.29% and the female literacy rate is 79.96% 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 140 68 72
Literacy 85.5% 91.29% 79.96%
Scheduled Caste 116 63 53
Scheduled Tribe 361 167 194
Illiterate 283 110 173

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.1% of total population in Gokulpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gokulpur village out of total population, 424 were engaged in work activities. 70.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 424 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 298 233 65
Cultivators 82 74 8
Agriculture Labourer 148 102 46
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 67 56 11
Marginal Workers 126 75 51
Non Working 702 242 460

Nearby Villages to Gokulpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gokulpur village in Kharagpur - II.

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