Gopal Nagar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopal Nagar is a village situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,159 families residing in the village Gopal Nagar. The total population of Gopal Nagar is 5,333 out of which 2,745 are males and 2,588 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopal Nagar is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopal Nagar village is 533 which is 10% of the total population. There are 263 male children and 270 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopal Nagar is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Gopal Nagar village.

Population
5,333
Families
1,159
Literacy
86.19%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopal Nagar is 86.2%. Thus Gopal Nagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.26% and the female literacy rate is 80.76% in Gopal Nagar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gopal Nagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gopal Nagar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gopal Nagar village.

Total Male Female
Children 533 263 270
Literacy 86.19% 91.26% 80.76%
Scheduled Caste 498 252 246
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 1,196 480 716

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gopal Nagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopal Nagar village out of total population, 1,812 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,812 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,432 1,293 139
Cultivators 76 69 7
Agriculture Labourer 296 277 19
Household Industries 85 81 4
Other Workers 975 866 109
Marginal Workers 380 335 45
Non Working 3,521 1,117 2,404

Nearby Villages to Gopal Nagar,

Below are the list of villages near Gopal Nagar village in Kolaghat.

Village Population
Faridpur 3,619
Khadinan 1,371
Saluka 5,680
Madhabpur 3,325
Jashar 2,032
Machhinan 3,638
Rain 5,329
Purbba Manika 1,102
Marberya 3,496
Kashigori 2,186

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