Gopalganj
District in Census 2011
Area, Population & Sex Ratio Geographical Area : 2033.0 Km2
Population in Gopalganj (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2,558,037
Male : 1,269,677
Female : 1,288,360
Under 6 population
Total : 437,031
Male : 224,717
Female : 212,314
Census 2001 Disabled population (Census 2001) Total disabled population : 42612
In seeing : 22276
In speech : 3549
In hearing : 1843
In movement : 11351
Mental : 3593
Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district Backwardness : 303
Sex Ratio Rank : 283
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Census 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 204 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 530 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Gopalganj District Gopalganj, which till 1875 was only a tiny hamlet,
was made a subdivision of the old Saran district in the same year.
It became an independent district on October 2, 1973. The old
Saran district included the present districts of Saran, Siwan
and Gopalganj
Gopalganj is an administrative district in the state
of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located in the
town of Gopalganj, and the district is a part of Saran Division.
Gopalganj is an important agricultural center in
North Bihar. Being an important district in the region, it has
several secondary and tertiary industries based on agriculture,
such as cold-storages.
Gopalganj is well suited for Sugarcane production.
Languages spoken are Bhojpuri, Hindi, and English. Gopalganj District
receives an average rainfall of about 290 mm and the temperature
varies from 10 to 45 degree Celsius.
Gopalganj has got pretty diverse climate. It is
exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperature reaching
as high as 45 degrees Celsius. Gopalganj receives about 500 mm
rainfall during monsoons, which is followed by pleasant temperature
in winter.
The district occupies an area of 2033 km² and
has a population of 2,149,343 (as of 2001).
Gopalganj Market is mainly known for Sugarcane, Pulses, Agriculture,
Grains Trading. Gopalganj Districtis known for its advances in
horticulture. Gopalganj is one of the largest sugarcane growing
district in India.
Gopalganj is also growing up as a premier educational
place with many colleges in the field of computer science. Modern
Gopalganj is now boasts of vast industrial area, educational institutes
and good hospitals. The city is well developed with good roads,
shopping centres, residential areas, with good infrastructure
in communication and transport.
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NGO
Database for this district
Total NGOs
FCRA NGOs
FCRA NGOs (1 crore plus)*
Recommended NGOs
* NGOs which received over Rs 1 crore FCRA donations
in 2011-12
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