Gopalpur, Paschim Bardhaman

Gopalpur
Census Town
Gopalpur
Location in West Bengal, India
Gopalpur
Gopalpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°30′22″N 87°23′40″E / 23.506199°N 87.394495°E / 23.506199; 87.394495Coordinates: 23°30′22″N 87°23′40″E / 23.506199°N 87.394495°E / 23.506199; 87.394495
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 15,967
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 91 341
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Durgapur Purba
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Gopalpur is a census town in Kanksa CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Cities and towns in the southern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Gopalpur is located at 23°30′22″N 87°23′40″E / 23.506199°N 87.394495°E / 23.506199; 87.394495.

Arra, Bamunara, Gopalpur and Amlajora form a cluster of census towns in the western portion of Kanksa CD Block.[1]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located at Durgapur and the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Gopalpur had a total population of 15,967 of which 8,126 (51%) were males and 7,841 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,735. The total number of literates in Gopalpur was 11,405 (80.14% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Education

Gopalpur High School is a coeducational higher secondary school established in 1854. It has arrangements for teaching from Class V to XII. The subjects taught are: Bengali, English, history, political science, geography, eco-geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry and bio science.[4][5]

Birudiha High School at Gopalpur Uttarpara is a coeducational high school with arrangements for teaching from Class VI to X. It was established in 1960.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Kanksa CD Block, page 281. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gopalpur High School". West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gopalpur High+2 School". Find Glocal. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Birudiha High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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