# Gopalpur Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Katangi, Balaghat 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 182 households**, the 53rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 785people (2011)
- 182households
- 78.7%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497271

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?

- Katangi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)49 km by road
- Katangi (nearest town)4 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katangi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Katangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 **dhan and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Katangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**70%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**19%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**30%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Katangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603**

**1004

Working population ****54.4%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.0% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 230 (54%)

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 Katangi

- Agri823 people
- Nahlesara819 people
- Jamuniya799 people
- Atri789 people
- Badgaon539 people
- Chirchira504 people
- Bhajiyapar420 people
- Lohagri Ryt.362 people

[All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Balaghat?49 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?78.7% (Census 2011)