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

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,822 people in 558 households**, the 31st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,822people (2011)
- 558households
- 84.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**33%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**58%

Television ****39%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**943

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.6% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (6%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 414 (39%) · **■** Marginal 227 (21%)

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 Daspur - II

- Ghanashyambati3,266 people
- Arit3,100 people
- Jot Keshab2,887 people
- Udaychak2,832 people
- Lakshya Kundu2,778 people
- Jayram Chak2,740 people
- Rampur2,641 people
- Kelegoda2,636 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?2,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?84.9% (Census 2011)