Gopikantapur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopikantapur is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 550 families residing in the village Gopikantapur. The total population of Gopikantapur is 2,381 out of which 1,219 are males and 1,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopikantapur is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopikantapur village is 249 which is 10% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopikantapur is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953) of Gopikantapur village.

Population
2,381
Families
550
Literacy
81.19%
Sex Ratio
953

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopikantapur is 81.2%. Thus Gopikantapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 87.7% and the female literacy rate is 74.4% in Gopikantapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gopikantapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gopikantapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gopikantapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 249 130 119
Literacy 81.19% 87.7% 74.4%
Scheduled Caste 627 327 300
Scheduled Tribe 1,019 504 515
Illiterate 650 264 386

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.8% of total population in Gopikantapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopikantapur village out of total population, 1,084 were engaged in work activities. 49.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,084 workers engaged in Main Work, 178 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 318 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 533 426 107
Cultivators 178 172 6
Agriculture Labourer 318 223 95
Household Industries 8 6 2
Other Workers 29 25 4
Marginal Workers 551 335 216
Non Working 1,297 458 839

Nearby Villages to Gopikantapur,

Below are the list of villages near Gopikantapur village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Paratal 2,189
Jotsubal 1,338
Basantapur 1,918
Ramchandrapur 851
Harekrishnapur 1,152
Chak Dighi 1,833
Sajipur 529
Shukpur 1,229
Betragar 2,091
Jargram 2,354

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