# Paschhim Gopalpur Village, Falta – Population & Literacy

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paschhim Gopalpur

Paschhim Gopalpur is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,769 people in 557 households**, the 22nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,769people (2011)
- 557households
- 67.4%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschhim Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Paschhim Gopalpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschhim Gopalpur · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paschhim Gopalpur?

■ Paschhim Gopalpur · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**965

Working population ****31.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (32%) · **■** Household industry 63 (7%) · **■** Other work 240 (28%) · **■** Marginal 228 (26%)

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 Falta

- Sahara2,934 people
- Sujagalpur2,922 people
- Noapukhuria2,882 people
- Dona2,877 people
- Gobindapur2,730 people
- Rukhia2,680 people
- Ponkamra2,664 people
- Ghanasyampur2,651 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschhim Gopalpur?2,769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschhim Gopalpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschhim Gopalpur?67.4% (Census 2011)