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About Gopaldanga Village

Gopaldanga is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 308 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopaldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopaldanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 91.5 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 308
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopaldanga compares

By the 2011 count Gopaldanga is the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 91.5 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gopaldanga

Gopaldanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopaldanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopaldanga from other places

Gopaldanga lies about 43 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gopaldanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 43 km

Villages closest to Gopaldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gopaldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopaldanga village had a population of 618. That makes it the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gopaldanga village has 308 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopaldanga has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gopaldanga is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopaldanga covers 91.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopaldanga falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopaldanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopaldanga.

Gopaldanga is about 43 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopaldanga is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Maheshpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamardanga (under 2 km), Kangapahari (6.6 km) and Kotalpokhar (7.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopaldanga today is likely to be higher.

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