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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,618 people in 961 households**, the 10th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,618people (2011)
- 961households
- 39.9%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**939

Working population ****32.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 37.0% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 660 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (23%) · **■** Household industry 187 (10%) · **■** Other work 120 (7%) · **■** Marginal 433 (24%)

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 Raiganj

- Sitgram6,167 people
- Adiar5,834 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Bhomra5,539 people
- Chhota Parua5,258 people
- Bhatol5,135 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gopalpur?5,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?39.9% (Census 2011)