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

Gopalpur is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 101 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 429 out of which 225 are males and 204 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 42 which is 10% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 20 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Gopalpur village.

Population
429
Families
101
Literacy
77.26%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 77.3%. Thus Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.21% and the female literacy rate is 67.39% 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 42 22 20
Literacy 77.26% 86.21% 67.39%
Scheduled Caste 158 86 72
Scheduled Tribe 132 66 66
Illiterate 130 50 80

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.8% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 185 were engaged in work activities. 76.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 185 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 141 128 13
Cultivators 73 67 6
Agriculture Labourer 46 42 4
Household Industries 6 3 3
Other Workers 16 16 0
Marginal Workers 44 13 31
Non Working 244 84 160

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

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

Village Population
Chak Farid 560
Amril 329
Purba Hariharpur 971
Alipur 1,003
Chilimbad 173
Bhabanipur 402
Kaliha 171
Ghugudanga 241
Chakismail 329
Sialdanga 314

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