# Gopalpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,516 people in 552 households**, the 22nd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,516people (2011)
- 552households
- 74.3%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**74%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**981

Working population ****50.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (39%) · **■** Household industry 106 (8%) · **■** Other work 188 (15%) · **■** Marginal 341 (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 Burdwan - I

- Haldi2,804 people
- Chhota Belun2,747 people
- Jiara2,643 people
- Malkita2,521 people
- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Chandul2,464 people
- Bongpur2,438 people
- Daspur2,435 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?2,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?74.3% (Census 2011)