# Paschim Gopalpur Village, Raiganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Gopalpur

Paschim Gopalpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 164 households**, the 172nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 722people (2011)
- 164households
- 65.7%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Gopalpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Gopalpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paschim Gopalpur?

■ Paschim Gopalpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195**

**939

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 54.8% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (16%) · **■** Marginal 164 (59%)

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

- Bannagra762 people
- Budhor757 people
- Chapra745 people
- Baniapukur728 people
- Ekamba717 people
- Dulahpur705 people
- Balihara694 people
- Mahisbathan692 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Gopalpur?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Gopalpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Gopalpur?65.7% (Census 2011)