# Gopalpur Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 195 households**, the 64th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 977people (2011)
- 195households
- 69.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**953

Working population ****26.2%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Chanchal - II

- Dakshin Bhabanipur1,090 people
- Aladipur1,043 people
- Barno996 people
- Anupnagar984 people
- Dumro946 people
- Lalganj930 people
- Harishpara920 people
- Durgapur918 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?69.1% (Census 2011)