Gopalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 122 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 556 out of which 282 are males and 274 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 70 which is 13% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 667 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Gopalpur village.

Population
556
Families
122
Literacy
77.37%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 77.4%. Thus Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.08% and the female literacy rate is 67.89% 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 70 42 28
Literacy 77.37% 87.08% 67.89%
Scheduled Caste 278 141 137
Scheduled Tribe 98 50 48
Illiterate 180 73 107

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.6% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 186 163 23
Cultivators 109 109 0
Agriculture Labourer 60 44 16
Household Industries 4 0 4
Other Workers 13 10 3
Marginal Workers 31 12 19
Non Working 339 107 232

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gopalpur village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Lakshmipur 2,268
Rupain 302
Nurulla Kuringarpara 768
Birampur 439
Chapahat Bairhatha 929
Langal Bhanga 283
Sahapur 804
Shabdalpur 1,227
Barail 254
Ukhalia 3,432

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