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

Gopalpur is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 961 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 5,618 out of which 2,897 are males and 2,721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 1232 which is 22% of the total population. There are 622 male children and 610 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Gopalpur village.

Population
5,618
Families
961
Literacy
39.85%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 39.9%. Thus Gopalpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 42.51% and the female literacy rate is 37% 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 1,232 622 610
Literacy 39.85% 42.51% 37%
Scheduled Caste 120 64 56
Scheduled Tribe 296 159 137
Illiterate 3,870 1,930 1,940

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Gopalpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 1,829 were engaged in work activities. 76.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,829 workers engaged in Main Work, 660 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 429 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,396 1,117 279
Cultivators 660 647 13
Agriculture Labourer 429 412 17
Household Industries 187 5 182
Other Workers 120 53 67
Marginal Workers 433 176 257
Non Working 3,789 1,604 2,185

Nearby Villages to Gopalpur,

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

Village Population
Kuliara Anantapur 1,463
Sarua 470
Tazpur 3,313
Kharibadkol 34
Badkol 104
Basatpur 1,709
Mallickpur 1,759
Bhatol 5,135
Maladkhanda 1,996
Dhalgaon 899

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