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Gopjan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gopjan is a Census Town city situated in Berhampore block of Murshidabad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,184 families residing in the Gopjan city. The total population of Gopjan is 23,415 out of which 11,924 are males and 11,491 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopjan is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gopjan city is 2744 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1436 male children and 1308 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopjan is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopjan is 77%. Thus Gopjan has higher literacy rate compared to 66.6% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 81.66% and the female literacy rate is 72.28% in Gopjan.

Gopjan Census Town has total administration over 5,184 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.

Gopjan Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,744 1,436 1,308
Literacy 77% 71.8% 64.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,648 1,853 1,795
Scheduled Tribe 103 52 51
Illiterate 7,490 3,359 4,131

Caste-wise Population - Gopjan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Gopjan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,648 1,853 1,795
Schedule Tribe 103 52 51

Religion-wise Population - Gopjan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gopjan is 10,622 which is 45.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gopjan is 12,716 which is 54.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gopjan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,622 (45.36%) 5,346 5,276
Muslim 12,716 (54.31%) 6,543 6,173
Christian 10 (0.04%) 6 4
Sikh 10 (0.04%) 4 6
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 7 (0.03%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 49 (0.21%) 20 29

Literacy Rate - Gopjan

The total literacy rate of Gopjan was 77.04% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 15,925 literates, males were 8,565 while females were 7,360. Also the male literacy rate was 81.66% and the female literacy rate was 72.28% in Gopjan.

  Gopjan West Bengal
Female 72.28% 70.54%
Male 81.66% 81.69%
Total 77.04% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Gopjan

The Sex Ratio of Gopjan is 964. Thus per every 1000 men there were 964 females in Gopjan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Gopjan.

Child Population - Gopjan

According to Census 2011, there were 2,744 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gopjan. Out of which 1,436 were male while 1,308 were female.

Working Population - Gopjan

In Gopjan Census Town out of total population, 7,969 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,969 workers engaged in Main Work, 411 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,119 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,779 5,946 833
Cultivators 411 407 4
Agriculture Labourer 1,119 1,081 38
Household Industries 181 89 92
Other Workers 5,068 4,369 699
Marginal Workers 1,190 692 498
Non Working 15,446 5,286 10,160

Gopjan Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 23,415 68% 964

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