# Gopalpur Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **997 people in 184 households**, the 46th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 997people (2011)
- 184households
- 68.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**950

Working population ****29.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (18%) · **■** Household industry 31 (10%) · **■** Other work 38 (13%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Amrapat1,097 people
- Agra1,011 people
- Shola1,007 people
- Agra997 people
- Chaltabandi991 people
- Hatpukur979 people
- Maula959 people
- Narayanpur948 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?68.7% (Census 2011)