# Gopalpur Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 134 households**, the 98th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 650people (2011)
- 134households
- 73.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****22%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**972

Working population ****57.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 67.7% for women. 71% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (44%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (38%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Bishnubati691 people
- Ramkantapur688 people
- Rusulganjahut660 people
- Jadupur655 people
- Padmabatipur650 people
- Dhultikuri632 people
- Madhusudanpur612 people
- Kandarpapur583 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?73.9% (Census 2011)