# Gopalpur Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,118 people in 876 households**, the 9th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 4,118people (2011)
- 876households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**84%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**937

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (2%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 861 (54%) · **■** Marginal 613 (39%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Bishra4,274 people
- Chandnagar4,156 people
- Bhushna4,147 people
- Sarisha3,883 people
- Durgapur3,782 people
- Bhaduria3,709 people
- Bagda3,707 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?4,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?73.1% (Census 2011)