# Dakshin Gopalpur Village, Burdwan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Dakshin Gopalpur

Dakshin Gopalpur is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 435 households**, the 29th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,820people (2011)
- 435households
- 77.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Gopalpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakshin Gopalpur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**41%

Tap water ****15%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**68%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Dakshin Gopalpur?

■ Dakshin Gopalpur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1373**

**980

Working population ****40.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (38%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 288 (39%) · **■** Marginal 111 (15%)

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 - II

- Becharhat2,265 people
- Saligram1,961 people
- Jotram1,956 people
- Harigram1,918 people
- Chakundi1,799 people
- Bhaita1,797 people
- Barshua1,699 people
- Pamra1,695 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Gopalpur?1,820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Gopalpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Gopalpur?77.8% (Census 2011)