Gopinathpur, West Bengal

Gopiballavpur
Town
Gopiballavpur Gopiballavpur Location in West Bengal,Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°13′N 88°09′E / 23.22°N 88.15°ECoordinates: 23°13′N 88°09′E / 23.22°N 88.15°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	4,983
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	bardhaman.gov.in

Gopinathpur is a census town under Purbasthali police station ^[1] of Kalna subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Gopinathpur is located at 22°48′56″N 88°03′10″E / 22.8156°N 88.0528°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 17 metres (55 feet).

Gopinathpur is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers.^[3] Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-32 °C in summer.^[4]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[5] Gopinathpur had a population of 4983. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gopinathpur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Gopinathpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Gopinathpur has two primary schools.^[6]

References

1. District-wise list of stautory towns
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gopinathpur
3. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali) , Vol I, p. 15, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
4. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 19
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
6. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003