# Gopalpur Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 310 households**, the 29th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 310households
- 74.1%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalpur is 832102.** Gopalpur falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatKuldiha
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363633

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?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)29 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 · Asanbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bamangora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 **rice**. About 41% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****40%**

**34%

Television ****38%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**949

Working population ****34.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (14%) · **■** Marginal 103 (21%)

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 Potka

- Pichhli1,488 people
- Tilamura1,475 people
- Kamalpur1,460 people
- Goalkata1,455 people
- Chandpur1,435 people
- Harina1,359 people
- Gangadi1,342 people
- Shankarda1,338 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalpur?832102
- How far is Gopalpur from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?74.1% (Census 2011)