# Gopalpur Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 75 households**, the 97th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 343people (2011)
- 75households
- 81.3%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****81%**

**60%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**953

Working population ****33.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 65% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Dantan - II

- Amadpur369 people
- Satia365 people
- Baruni364 people
- Ghari Chak344 people
- Patpur Chak303 people
- Bandhu Chak286 people
- Biharichak276 people
- Purusottampur265 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?81.3% (Census 2011)