# Gopalpur Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,018 people in 670 households**, the 29th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 3,018people (2011)
- 670households
- 90.7%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**6%

Tap water ****28%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**85%

Use banking services ****65%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**948

Working population ****37.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 86.8% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (8%) · **■** Household industry 54 (5%) · **■** Other work 637 (56%) · **■** Marginal 321 (28%)

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

- Jagatpur3,320 people
- Bhanga Gara3,295 people
- Madhya Hingli3,261 people
- Ichhapur3,045 people
- Kanchanpur Jalpai2,890 people
- Kismatnai Kundi2,686 people
- Terapara Jalpai2,618 people
- Rangibasan2,570 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?3,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?90.7% (Census 2011)