# Gopalpur Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 243 households**, the 123rd largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 983people (2011)
- 243households
- 63.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501506

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?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)28 km by road
- Burhar (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
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Budar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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, makka and wheat**. About 44% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 89 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**67%

Television ****19%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**965

Working population ****46.0%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (47%) · **■** Marginal 181 (40%)

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 Sohagpur

- Bamura992 people
- Kunar Seja990 people
- Jalli Tola988 people
- Bisanpurwa985 people
- Palso956 people
- Nawa Tola952 people
- Deori Tola941 people
- Mitaura936 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Shahdol?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?63.4% (Census 2011)