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About Gopikantapur Village

Gopikantapur is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 348 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopikantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 139.5 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 348
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Gopikantapur is the 85th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 139.5 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gopikantapur

Gopikantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopikantapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dubrajhati, Goltor, Gop Bandi and Gopalpur. 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 Gopikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopikantapur village had a population of 693. That makes it the 85th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Gopikantapur village has 348 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopikantapur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gopikantapur is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopikantapur covers 139.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopikantapur falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Gopikantapur is in Sonamukhi 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 Gopikantapur today is likely to be higher.

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