# Gopalnagar Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 49 households**, the 132nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 254people (2011)
- 49households
- 88.3%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalnagar

Of every 100 households in Gopalnagar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalnagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**49%

Tap water ****12%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**37%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gopalnagar?

■ Gopalnagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****42.5%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 71% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (30%) · **■** Marginal 49 (45%)

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 Ghatal

- Kharika324 people
- Arajikrishnabati314 people
- Shyamchak311 people
- Krishnabati289 people
- Kalichak248 people
- Kalisa208 people
- Dharmmapur172 people
- Lalkundu129 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalnagar?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalnagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalnagar?88.3% (Census 2011)