# Gopalpur Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,109 people in 1,261 households**, the 3rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 7,109people (2011)
- 1,261households
- 52.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**19%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**943

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 47.3% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 539 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,095 (35%) · **■** Household industry 78 (2%) · **■** Other work 916 (29%) · **■** Marginal 492 (16%)

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 Karandighi

- Jujharpur8,665 people
- Raghopur8,434 people
- Raniganj6,609 people
- Khanta6,457 people
- Bagela6,122 people
- Sabdhan5,834 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?7,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?52.4% (Census 2011)