# Gopikantapur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Gopikantapur

Gopikantapur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 64 households**, the 176th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 289people (2011)
- 64households
- 86.1%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopikantapur

Of every 100 households in Gopikantapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopikantapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**85%

Use banking services ****51%**

**57%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gopikantapur?

■ Gopikantapur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2143**

**961

Working population ****36.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 78.9% for women. 67% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (55%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%)

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 Sainthia

- Mahishadahari301 people
- Birsingha296 people
- Saoldihi293 people
- Tegharia293 people
- Ganutia288 people
- Khamartora268 people
- Charutia263 people
- Kumratari259 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopikantapur?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopikantapur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopikantapur?86.1% (Census 2011)