# Gophul Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Gophul

Gophul is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,090 people in 276 households**, the 87th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 1,090people (2011)
- 276households
- 87.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gophul

Of every 100 households in Gophul in 2011, 55 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gophul · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**27%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**53%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Gophul?

■ Gophul · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**960

Working population ****41.2%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (17%) · **■** Household industry 43 (10%) · **■** Other work 123 (27%) · **■** Marginal 136 (30%)

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 Khargram

- Jethya1,204 people
- Hazipur1,191 people
- Samandi1,174 people
- Sripur1,125 people
- Jamuni1,088 people
- Bautipara1,086 people
- Upalai1,058 people
- Chandibati1,052 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gophul?1,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gophul in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gophul?87.5% (Census 2011)