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Gopalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a Census Town city situated in Kanksa block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,694 families residing in the Gopalpur city. The total population of Gopalpur is 15,967 out of which 8,126 are males and 7,841 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopalpur city is 1735 which is 11% of the total population. There are 896 male children and 839 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 80.1%. Thus Gopalpur has higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 87.51% and the female literacy rate is 72.52% in Gopalpur.

Gopalpur Census Town has total administration over 3,694 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gopalpur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gopalpur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,735 896 839
Literacy 80.1% 77.9% 64.8%
Scheduled Caste 7,842 4,027 3,815
Scheduled Tribe 1,105 542 563
Illiterate 4,562 1,799 2,763

Caste-wise Population - Gopalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.9% of total population in Gopalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,842 4,027 3,815
Schedule Tribe 1,105 542 563

Religion-wise Population - Gopalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gopalpur is 15,821 which is 99.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gopalpur is 13 which is 0.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gopalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,821 (99.09%) 8,060 7,761
Muslim 13 (0.08%) 7 6
Christian 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Sikh 12 (0.08%) 3 9
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 113 (0.71%) 53 60

Literacy Rate - Gopalpur

The total literacy rate of Gopalpur was 80.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 11,405 literates, males were 6,327 while females were 5,078. Also the male literacy rate was 87.51% and the female literacy rate was 72.52% in Gopalpur.

  Gopalpur West Bengal
Female 72.52% 70.54%
Male 87.51% 81.69%
Total 80.14% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Gopalpur

The Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 965. Thus per every 1000 men there were 965 females in Gopalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Gopalpur.

Child Population - Gopalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,735 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gopalpur. Out of which 896 were male while 839 were female.

Working Population - Gopalpur

In Gopalpur Census Town out of total population, 6,823 were engaged in work activities. 74.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,823 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 786 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,090 3,968 1,122
Cultivators 96 86 10
Agriculture Labourer 786 504 282
Household Industries 293 89 204
Other Workers 3,915 3,289 626
Marginal Workers 1,733 852 881
Non Working 9,144 3,306 5,838

Gopalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gopalpur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,967 71.4% 965

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