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About Gopalganja Village

Gopalganja is a large village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,636 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,636
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalganja compares

By the 2011 count Gopalganja is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gopalganja

Gopalganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalganja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhandora, Dhoba, Dighalgram and Duburia. 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 Gopalganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalganja village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Gopalganja village has 1,636 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalganja has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gopalganja is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalganja covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalganja falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalganja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gopalganja is in Mejhia 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 Gopalganja today is likely to be higher.

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