# Dakshin Gopalpur Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Dakshin Gopalpur

Dakshin Gopalpur is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,377 people in 511 households**, the 22nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,377people (2011)
- 511households
- 86.4%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Gopalpur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakshin Gopalpur · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**941

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.6% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (23%) · **■** Marginal 302 (33%)

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 Raina - II

- Madhabdihi2,584 people
- Chak Chandan2,490 people
- Adampur2,489 people
- Atapur2,400 people
- Binodpur2,367 people
- Lohai2,170 people
- Eklakshmi2,065 people
- Jashapur2,008 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Gopalpur?2,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Gopalpur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Gopalpur?86.4% (Census 2011)