Dakshin Gopalpur is a village situated in Karimpur - II block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,144 families residing in the village Dakshin Gopalpur. The total population of Dakshin Gopalpur is 8,580 out of which 4,446 are males and 4,134 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dakshin Gopalpur is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dakshin Gopalpur village is 796 which is 9% of the total population. There are 408 male children and 388 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dakshin Gopalpur is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Dakshin Gopalpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dakshin Gopalpur is 67.5%. Thus Dakshin Gopalpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 70.53% and the female literacy rate is 64.34% in Dakshin Gopalpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dakshin Gopalpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dakshin Gopalpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 796 | 408 | 388 |
| Literacy | 67.55% | 70.53% | 64.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,002 | 1,584 | 1,418 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 139 | 74 | 65 |
| Illiterate | 3,322 | 1,598 | 1,724 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Dakshin Gopalpur village.
In Dakshin Gopalpur village out of total population, 2,924 were engaged in work activities. 95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,924 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,186 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,778 | 2,607 | 171 |
| Cultivators | 1,132 | 1,112 | 20 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,186 | 1,167 | 19 |
| Household Industries | 67 | 26 | 41 |
| Other Workers | 393 | 302 | 91 |
| Marginal Workers | 146 | 89 | 57 |
| Non Working | 5,656 | 1,750 | 3,906 |
Below are the list of villages near Dakshin Gopalpur village in Karimpur - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Char Mirza Nagar | 292 |
| Ratanpur | 1,004 |
| Char Nazirpur | 152 |
| Ramnagar | 2,103 |
| Jaynabad | 1,519 |
| Barbakpur | 7,739 |
| Moktarpur | 1,032 |
| Goas | 9,609 |
| Mahisha Khola | 1,603 |
| Rahamatpur | 6,225 |