Gopalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a village situated in Sutahata block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 386 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 1,841 out of which 930 are males and 911 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 237 which is 13% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 112 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Gopalpur village.

Population
1,841
Families
386
Literacy
84.91%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 84.9%. Thus Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.68% and the female literacy rate is 78.1% 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 237 125 112
Literacy 84.91% 91.68% 78.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,621 822 799
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 479 192 287

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 88% 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, 535 were engaged in work activities. 23.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 535 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 128 109 19
Cultivators 5 5 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 118 99 19
Marginal Workers 407 390 17
Non Working 1,306 431 875

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

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

Village Population
Dundipur 1,823
Khanpur 1,176
Bahardab Char 2,679
Kashipur 2,569
Khariberia 1,398
Urddhabmal 2,102
Gora Doro 1,377
Agadoro 1,187
Junate 669
Durgapur 918

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