# Gopalpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 328 households**, the 80th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 328households
- 77.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**48%

Tap water ****50%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****47%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**75.7%

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

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**962

Working population ****43.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 70.5% for women. 65% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (34%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (8%) · **■** Marginal 132 (21%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Bhagabanpur1,473 people
- Jolkul1,466 people
- Durgapur1,441 people
- Belgachhia1,436 people
- Katgara1,431 people
- Kansaripur1,400 people
- Balidaha1,376 people
- Bajitpur1,356 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?77.2% (Census 2011)