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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 388 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, 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 Mejhia
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 240.5 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 388
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 240.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 947.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 Dhoba, Dighalgram, Duburia and Ghusra. 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 724. That makes it the 38th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Gopalpur village has 388 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Gopalpur covers 240.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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