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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 303 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 103.01 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 303
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 100th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 103.01 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Fatepur, Fatika, Ganga Bati and Goala Pushkarini. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 100th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Gopalpur village has 303 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 103.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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