# Gopalganj Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Gopalganj

Gopalganj is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 128 households**, the 78th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 522people (2011)
- 128households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalganj

Of every 100 households in Gopalganj in 2011, 22 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalganj · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**67%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gopalganj?

■ Gopalganj · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**940

Working population ****44.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 76.5% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (19%) · **■** Other work 44 (19%) · **■** Marginal 113 (48%)

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 Maynaguri

- Purba Sisuabari1,353 people
- Sisuabari724 people
- Nimna Tandu Forest720 people
- Jadabpur Tea Garden710 people
- Purbba Dobbari115 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalganj?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalganj in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalganj?79.7% (Census 2011)