# Gopalpur Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 116 households**, the 103rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 498people (2011)
- 116households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497934

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?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)40 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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, wheat and chana**. About 21% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**944

Working population ****46.6%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 73.3% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (26%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 113 (49%)

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 Kirnapur

- Timkitola542 people
- Lodhangi535 people
- Dongargaon531 people
- Gunai516 people
- Okasi477 people
- Dharapuri456 people
- Bhagatpur455 people
- Numbertola413 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Balaghat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?81.2% (Census 2011)