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

Gopalpur is a village situated in English Bazar block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 587 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 2,759 out of which 1,400 are males and 1,359 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 395 which is 14% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 198 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 1,005 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Gopalpur village.

Population
2,759
Families
587
Literacy
60.87%
Sex Ratio
971

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 60.9%. Thus Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 67.5% and the female literacy rate is 54.01% 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 395 197 198
Literacy 60.87% 67.5% 54.01%
Scheduled Caste 1,473 749 724
Scheduled Tribe 76 37 39
Illiterate 1,320 588 732

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 1,093 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 946 726 220
Cultivators 12 9 3
Agriculture Labourer 9 9 0
Household Industries 85 12 73
Other Workers 840 696 144
Marginal Workers 147 31 116
Non Working 1,666 643 1,023

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

Below are the list of villages near Gopalpur village in English Bazar.

Village Population
Nischintapur 2,808
Raypur 1,523
Jagadishpur 483
Gobindapur 2,641
Maheshpur 1,178
Kumarpur 1,842
Gabgachhi 1,806
Krishnapur 384
Dakshin Jadupur 5,623
Uttar Jadupur 5,911

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