# Gopikandar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Dumka, Jharkhand 

# Gopikandar

Gopikandar is a sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **42,063 people**, no towns and 129 villages (128 inhabited). The largest village is Gopikandar (1,293 people).

- 42,063people (2011)
- 129villages
- 0towns
- 50.1%literacy

## Population of Gopikandar compared with Dumka

■ Gopikandar · ■ Dumka district

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**966

Working population ****55.6%**

**47.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gopikandar

Of every 100 households in Gopikandar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopikandar · ■ Dumka district

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**23%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

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).

## Largest villages in Gopikandar

- Gopikandar · 1,293 people
- Kuskira · 1,254 people
- Kharni And Kharnibazar · 1,218 people
- Ahrochua · 1,108 people
- Karudih · 1,086 people
- Ormo · 979 people
- Surjoodih · 877 people
- Dundua · 758 people
- Bara Pathar · 748 people
- Madhuban · 742 people
- Karipahari · 705 people
- Ranga · 665 people
- Tengjor · 636 people
- Kheribari · 626 people
- Dundhapahari · 591 people
- Kundapahari · 555 people

[All 129 villages in Gopikandar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/gopikandar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gopikandar?129 (128 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopikandar in?Dumka district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Gopikandar?42,063 (Census 2011)