# Gopalpur Village, Kaliachak - III, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,794 people in 891 households**, the 21st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 4,794people (2011)
- 891households
- 55.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**48%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**967

Working population ****44.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 51.7% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (19%) · **■** Household industry 548 (26%) · **■** Other work 159 (8%) · **■** Marginal 732 (35%)

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 Kaliachak - III

- Chak Bahadurpur6,628 people
- Nandalalpur6,441 people
- Dariapur6,249 people
- Kumbhira4,954 people
- Kalinagar4,567 people
- Mahabbatpur4,149 people
- Shashani3,602 people
- Shukpara3,521 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?4,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?55.1% (Census 2011)