Gopikandar
Gopikandar | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 42,063 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 17,230 (50.12%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814103 (Kathikund) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06427 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmhal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Litipara |
| Website | dumka |
| CD Block | |
Gopikandar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 35 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.
Geography
Gopikandar, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°25′25″N 87°29′3″E / 24.42361°N 87.48417°E.[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Gopikandar CD Block had a total population of 42,063, all of which were rural. There were 20,999 (50 %) males and 21,604 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 663 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 35,577. Population below 6 years was 7,686.[2]
Gopikandar is a village with a population of 1,293 as per 2011 census.[2]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Gopikandar CD Block was 17,230 (50.12 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 10,491 (61 %) were males and 6,739 (39 %) were females.[2]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Dumka district |
|---|
| Saraiyahat – 58.64% |
| Jarmundi – 58.06% |
| Kathikund - 54.09% |
| Ramgarh – 55.45% |
| Gopikandar – 50.12% |
| Shikaripara – 57.10% |
| Ranishwar – 60.06% |
| Dumka – 70.08% |
| Jama – 61.88% |
| Masalia – 61.66% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
References
- ^ "Gopikandar". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Comissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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