# Gopalpur Village, Canning - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Canning - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,958 people in 989 households**, the 13th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 4,958people (2011)
- 989households
- 69.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Canning - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Canning - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**950

Working population ****29.2%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 482 (33%) · **■** Household industry 86 (6%) · **■** Other work 174 (12%) · **■** Marginal 539 (37%)

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 Canning - I

- Modhu Khali5,546 people
- Uttar Angad Baria5,141 people
- Uttar Redokhali5,006 people
- Dharmatala5,003 people
- Banibadabele Khali4,930 people
- Daria4,900 people
- Gola Bari4,896 people
- Hat Pukhuria4,629 people

[All 53 villages in Canning - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?4,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?69.0% (Census 2011)