# Gopalganja Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Gopalganja

Gopalganja is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,123 people in 670 households**, the 7th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,123people (2011)
- 670households
- 79.7%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalganja

Of every 100 households in Gopalganja in 2011, 68 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gopalganja · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**84%

Tap water ****68%**

**9%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**52%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****41%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gopalganja?

■ Gopalganja · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**937

Working population ****31.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 71.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 572 (59%) · **■** Marginal 258 (27%)

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 Mejhia

- Shyamapur3,362 people
- Kustor3,278 people
- Jemua3,267 people
- Japamali3,132 people
- Kshiraitor3,122 people
- Ramchandrapur2,680 people
- Bhara2,309 people
- Duburia2,111 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalganja?3,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalganja in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalganja?79.7% (Census 2011)