# Gopalpur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,759 people in 587 households**, the 28th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 2,759people (2011)
- 587households
- 60.9%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**45%

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

**38%

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

**60%

Tap water ****63%**

**16%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****32%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**972

Working population ****39.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 85 (8%) · **■** Other work 840 (77%) · **■** Marginal 147 (13%)

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 English Bazar

- Sahazalalpur3,195 people
- Sultanpur3,063 people
- Nima Sarai2,995 people
- Nischintapur2,808 people
- Gobindapur2,641 people
- Jatalpur2,559 people
- Shailapur2,432 people
- Lakshmipur2,260 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?2,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?60.9% (Census 2011)