# Gopalpur Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 107 households**, the 89th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 509people (2011)
- 107households
- 76.0%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**37%

Television ****22%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**926

Working population ****57.6%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 69.8% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 116 (40%)

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 Egra - I

- Harichak542 people
- Pandua528 people
- Jhanajhari518 people
- Gokul Pur513 people
- Shimulia Bar505 people
- Usma479 people
- Jamgan466 people
- Ranisai460 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?76.0% (Census 2011)