# Gopal Nagar Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gopal Nagar

Gopal Nagar is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 186 households**, the 93rd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 870people (2011)
- 186households
- 78.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopal Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gopal Nagar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopal Nagar · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**26%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gopal Nagar?

■ Gopal Nagar · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**954

Working population ****30.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 75.3% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 29 (11%)

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 Tapan

- Halidana888 people
- Akha Nagar887 people
- Chandhati875 people
- Nodhan873 people
- Saranjabari852 people
- Arjunpur851 people
- Benipur850 people
- Sirahal849 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopal Nagar?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopal Nagar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopal Nagar?78.1% (Census 2011)