About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 586 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731236
Area (hectares)	311.9 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	586
Female Population	574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 311.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalnagar from other places

Gopalnagar lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 6.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gopalnagar
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	21 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	21 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Gopalnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 586 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 311.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalnagar falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Gadadharpur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalnagar is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 6.4 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.