# Dakshin Gopalpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dakshin Gopalpur

Dakshin Gopalpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,581 people in 1,766 households**, the 1st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 7,581people (2011)
- 1,766households
- 74.8%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Gopalpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakshin Gopalpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**40%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**81%

Use banking services ****21%**

**48%

Television ****32%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Dakshin Gopalpur?

■ Dakshin Gopalpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**948

Working population ****43.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 323 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (21%) · **■** Household industry 276 (8%) · **■** Other work 946 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,036 (32%)

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 Balagarh

- Bhabanipur Char7,246 people
- Krishnabati6,070 people
- Serpur5,983 people
- Aida Kismat4,843 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Gopalpur?7,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Gopalpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Gopalpur?74.8% (Census 2011)