| Gopalpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.5062°N 87.3945°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.1196 |
| Population Total: | 15,967 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 713212 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 0341 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Durgapur Purba |
Gopalpur is a census town in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Gopalpur is located at 23.5062°N 87.3945°W.
Arra, Bamunara, Gopalpur and Amlajora form a cluster of census towns in the western portion of Kanksa CD block.[1]
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the 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]
According to 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 in the age range 0–6 years was 1,735. The total number of literates in Gopalpur was 11,405 (80.14% of the population over 6 years).[3]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Gopalpur covered an area of 14.1196 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 24 km roads with open drain, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, hand pump. It had 2,000 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensary/ health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 15 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools. It had 3 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational, cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. Among the important commodities it produced were rice, biri, salpata thala. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[4]
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.[5] [6]
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.[7]