# Gopalerkuthi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Gopalerkuthi

Gopalerkuthi is a village in [Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,117 people in 465 households**, the 31st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,117people (2011)
- 465households
- 67.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalerkuthi

Of every 100 households in Gopalerkuthi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalerkuthi · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**41%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gopalerkuthi?

■ Gopalerkuthi · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1279**

**940

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 318 (43%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Debottar Charaljani2,654 people
- Chikliguri Dwitia Khanda2,634 people
- Amlaguri2,385 people
- Shikarpur2,265 people
- Bilsi2,065 people
- Uttar Chhat Jaygir Chilakhana1,837 people
- Dhopguri1,836 people
- Chhat Bara Chowki1,812 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalerkuthi?2,117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalerkuthi in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalerkuthi?67.5% (Census 2011)