Gopalpur Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Gopalpur is a village situated in Raniganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,258 families residing in the village Gopalpur. The total population of Gopalpur is 6,945 out of which 3,639 are males and 3,306 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 908.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gopalpur village is 1520 which is 22% of the total population. There are 773 male children and 747 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gopalpur is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Gopalpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gopalpur is 53.8%. Thus Gopalpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 62.28% and the female literacy rate is 44.24% in Gopalpur village.

Population
6,945
Families
1,258
Literacy
53.77%
Sex Ratio
908

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 1,520 773 747
Literacy 53.77% 62.28% 44.24%
Scheduled Caste 1,704 882 822
Scheduled Tribe 212 107 105
Illiterate 4,028 1,854 2,174

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Gopalpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gopalpur village out of total population, 3,481 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,481 workers engaged in Main Work, 801 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,983 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,870 1,718 1,152
Cultivators 801 526 275
Agriculture Labourer 1,983 1,168 815
Household Industries 56 2 54
Other Workers 30 22 8
Marginal Workers 611 139 472
Non Working 3,464 1,782 1,682

Map of Gopalpur, Araria, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Gopalpur, Raniganj

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

Village Population
Parihari 5,892
Malhepura 299
Belsara 9,124
Madhepura 620
Jogta 7,914
Koskapur 18,835
Kharsahi 7,388
Parsahat 8,080
Bagulaha 7,603
Raniganj 5,001

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