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About Gopkhanji Village

Gopkhanji is a mid sized village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 678 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopkhanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopkhanji village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa I
Pincode 713517
Area (hectares) 183.61 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 678
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopkhanji compares

By the 2011 count Gopkhanji is the 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 183.61 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gopkhanji

The census records public bus service for Gopkhanji as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ekaihat, Elgram, Ganfulia and Gidhgram. 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 Gopkhanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopkhanji village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Gopkhanji village has 678 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopkhanji has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gopkhanji is 713517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopkhanji covers 183.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopkhanji falls under Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopkhanji notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Gopkhanji is in Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Gopkhanji today is likely to be higher.

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