# Gopal Chak Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Gopal Chak

Gopal Chak is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,197 people in 492 households**, the 36th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 2,197people (2011)
- 492households
- 88.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopal Chak

Of every 100 households in Gopal Chak in 2011, 46 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gopal Chak · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****74%**

**94%

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 Chak?

■ Gopal Chak · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**948

Working population ****32.8%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 81.3% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 213 (30%) · **■** Marginal 403 (56%)

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 Mahisadal

- Terapara Jalpai2,618 people
- Rangibasan2,570 people
- Gajipur2,413 people
- Ajra2,345 people
- Chandipur2,047 people
- Bholsara2,008 people
- Ektarpur1,983 people
- Kapurda1,933 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopal Chak?2,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopal Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopal Chak?88.0% (Census 2011)