# Gopisahar Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gopisahar

Gopisahar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 32 households**, the 269th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 150people (2011)
- 32households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopisahar

Of every 100 households in Gopisahar in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopisahar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**41%

Television ****66%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gopisahar?

■ Gopisahar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****6.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 79.4% for women. 9% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (78%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Basanta165 people
- Bannapara160 people
- Baodhara155 people
- Mathurapur151 people
- Kholapara146 people
- Badjasahar145 people
- Chak Daulat136 people
- Mohanpur133 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopisahar?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopisahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopisahar?78.7% (Census 2011)