# Gopalpur Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 160 households**, the 66th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 714people (2011)
- 160households
- 83.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**15%

Tap water ****42%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**78%

Use banking services ****4%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****597**

**940

Working population ****30.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 85.2% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (27%) · **■** Marginal 140 (65%)

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 Barasat - I

- Jalsukha860 people
- Ariala802 people
- Jamtagar762 people
- Jagannathpur730 people
- Ahira693 people
- Rudrapur555 people
- Uthandanga528 people
- Saibana516 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?83.2% (Census 2011)