# Gopalnagar Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,232 people in 2,863 households**, the 2nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 12,232people (2011)
- 2,863households
- 87.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalnagar

Of every 100 households in Gopalnagar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gopalnagar · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**27%

Tap water ****25%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**74%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gopalnagar?

■ Gopalnagar · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**950

Working population ****36.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 82.5% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 700 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 633 (14%) · **■** Household industry 270 (6%) · **■** Other work 2,359 (53%) · **■** Marginal 513 (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 Singur

- Bara Kamalapur20,047 people
- Beraberi6,810 people
- Atisara6,113 people
- Pahlanpur6,034 people
- Mirzapur-Bakipur5,842 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalnagar?12,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalnagar in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalnagar?87.6% (Census 2011)