# Gopal Nagar Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Gopal Nagar

Gopal Nagar is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,333 people in 1,159 households**, the 8th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 5,333people (2011)
- 1,159households
- 86.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopal Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gopal Nagar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopal Nagar · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**76%

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

**19%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****63%**

**44%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gopal Nagar?

■ Gopal Nagar · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**942

Working population ****34.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.8% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (16%) · **■** Household industry 85 (5%) · **■** Other work 975 (54%) · **■** Marginal 380 (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 Kolaghat

- Saluka5,680 people
- Narayan Pakuria5,654 people
- Siddha5,642 people
- Arar5,618 people
- Rain5,329 people
- Raksa Chak4,308 people
- Mandar Gachha4,204 people
- Paramanandapur4,002 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopal Nagar?5,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopal Nagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopal Nagar?86.2% (Census 2011)