# Gopalpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 190 households**, the 78th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 765people (2011)
- 190households
- 88.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**34%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**943

Working population ****40.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 83.8% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (29%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 72 (23%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Chandan Khali828 people
- Kekai827 people
- Nimja821 people
- Chaksrikrishna791 people
- Kashipur752 people
- Jhuria747 people
- Krishnanagar743 people
- Bhubanmangalpur736 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?88.8% (Census 2011)