Gopalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a village situated in Burdwan - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 552 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 2,516 out of which 1,265 are males and 1,251 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 290 which is 12% of the total population. There are 134 male children and 156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 1,164 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Gopalpur village.

Population
2,516
Families
552
Literacy
74.35%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 74.3%. Thus Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 82.23% and the female literacy rate is 66.21% in Gopalpur village.

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

Gopalpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 290 134 156
Literacy 74.35% 82.23% 66.21%
Scheduled Caste 718 350 368
Scheduled Tribe 271 131 140
Illiterate 861 335 526

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.8% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 1,272 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,272 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 499 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 931 672 259
Cultivators 138 137 1
Agriculture Labourer 499 350 149
Household Industries 106 9 97
Other Workers 188 176 12
Marginal Workers 341 111 230
Non Working 1,244 482 762

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gopalpur village in Burdwan - I.

Village Population
Patikirtipur 480
Jiara 2,643
Kashiara 1,816
Alampur 2,278
Haldi 2,804
Talit 5,240
Mahinagar 2,034
Baghar 3,395
Jagadabad 4,006
Nutangram 1,791

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