# Gopalpur Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,867 people in 2,010 households**, the 6th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 9,867people (2011)
- 2,010households
- 55.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**51%

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 · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**950

Working population ****41.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 591 (14%) · **■** Household industry 339 (8%) · **■** Other work 791 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2,274 (55%)

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 Manikchak

- Enayetpur14,729 people
- Nurpur14,066 people
- Mathurapur12,755 people
- Uttar Chandipur10,549 people
- Paschim Chandipur9,522 people
- Chauki Mirdadpur8,493 people
- Harachandapur8,191 people
- Nawada7,516 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?9,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?55.7% (Census 2011)