# Gopalpur Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,673 people in 328 households**, the 40th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,673people (2011)
- 328households
- 50.3%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahira
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242987

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gopalpur from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gopalpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gopalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**56%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**940

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 32.1% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 316 (73%)

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 Kharagpur

- Mahuli1,840 people
- Maha Kala1,812 people
- Matsumbha1,789 people
- Khoja Chak1,720 people
- Islampur1,560 people
- Karharia1,557 people
- Kaurian1,556 people
- Mohanpur1,505 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Munger?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?1,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?50.3% (Census 2011)