# Gopalpur Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 166 households**, the 85th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 768people (2011)
- 166households
- 81.7%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****31.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 70.4% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (31%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 Kashipur

- Dhopahari817 people
- Jiara817 people
- Kalyajhor813 people
- Kharikagora789 people
- Chapri759 people
- Phusura757 people
- Liya755 people
- Rangiladi743 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?81.7% (Census 2011)