Gopalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a Notified Area Committee city situated in Gopalpur block of Ganjam district. The Gopalpur city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,480 families residing in the Gopalpur city. The total population of Gopalpur is 7,221 out of which 3,622 are males and 3,599 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur city is 794 which is 11% of the total population. There are 413 male children and 381 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 61.8%. Thus Gopalpur has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 69.9% and the female literacy rate is 53.67% in Gopalpur.

Gopalpur Notified Area Committee has total administration over 1,480 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gopalpur Notified Area Committee

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gopalpur Notified Area Committee.

Total Male Female
Children 794 413 381
Literacy 61.8% 61.9% 48%
Scheduled Caste 681 340 341
Scheduled Tribe 22 13 9
Illiterate 3,251 1,379 1,872

Caste-wise Population - Gopalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Gopalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 681 340 341
Schedule Tribe 22 13 9

Religion-wise Population - Gopalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gopalpur is 6,502 which is 90.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gopalpur is 177 which is 2.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gopalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,502 (90.04%) 3,188 3,314
Muslim 177 (2.45%) 84 93
Christian 529 (7.33%) 340 189
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.04%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.12%) 6 3

Literacy Rate - Gopalpur

The total literacy rate of Gopalpur was 61.77% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 3,970 literates, males were 2,243 while females were 1,727. Also the male literacy rate was 69.9% and the female literacy rate was 53.67% in Gopalpur.

  Gopalpur Odisha
Female 53.67% 64.01%
Male 69.9% 81.59%
Total 61.77% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Gopalpur

The Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 994. Thus per every 1000 men there were 994 females in Gopalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Gopalpur.

Child Population - Gopalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 794 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gopalpur. Out of which 413 were male while 381 were female.

Working Population - Gopalpur

In Gopalpur Notified Area Committee out of total population, 2,647 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,647 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,286 1,590 696
Cultivators 4 4 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 22 17 5
Other Workers 2,258 1,568 690
Marginal Workers 361 196 165
Non Working 4,574 1,836 2,738

Gopalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gopalpur is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 471 71.8% 971
2 Ward No - 2 917 26.5% 1,047
3 Ward No - 3 656 34.6% 1,018
4 Ward No - 4 484 67.8% 1,068
5 Ward No - 5 989 84.1% 962
6 Ward No - 6 703 84.6% 710
7 Ward No - 7 970 45.1% 1,068
8 Ward No - 8 513 53.2% 921
9 Ward No - 9 594 58.6% 980
10 Ward No - 10 368 40.2% 1,178
11 Ward No - 11 556 36.2% 1,172

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