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

Gopalpur is a village situated in Murarai - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 527 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 2,285 out of which 1,183 are males and 1,102 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 293 which is 13% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 146 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 993 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (932) of Gopalpur village.

Population
2,285
Families
527
Literacy
55.97%
Sex Ratio
932

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 56%. Thus Gopalpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 61.39% and the female literacy rate is 50.1% 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 293 147 146
Literacy 55.97% 61.39% 50.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,303 673 630
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,170 547 623

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 57% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 768 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 768 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 362 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 679 615 64
Cultivators 100 94 6
Agriculture Labourer 362 339 23
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 208 179 29
Marginal Workers 89 69 20
Non Working 1,517 499 1,018

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

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

Village Population
Kestara 998
Bhadiswar 7,723
Ramchandrapur 5,226
Paniara 1,889
Dumurgram 8,335
Dadpur 1,153
Malaypur 1,319
Paschim Simlapara 2,635
Chanchali 898
Kanakpur 2,546

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