# Gopalpur Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 59 households**, the 177th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 235people (2011)
- 59households
- 76.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**25%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**951

Working population ****34.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (12%)

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 Kumarganj

- Krisnagar252 people
- Panitara249 people
- Raghunathpur244 people
- Matizapur237 people
- Jagannathpur230 people
- Gunsi216 people
- Khorda Mohana210 people
- Jhaubari206 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?76.6% (Census 2011)