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About Dakshin Gopalpur Village

Dakshin Gopalpur is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 165 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 67.48 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 165
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gopalpur is the 161st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 67.48 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 951.

Getting to Dakshin Gopalpur

Dakshin Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Gopalpur from other places

Dakshin Gopalpur lies about 64 km from Birbhum. 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 Dakshin Gopalpur
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 64 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gopalpur

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

Common questions about Dakshin Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gopalpur village had a population of 312. That makes it the 161st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Dakshin Gopalpur village has 165 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gopalpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gopalpur is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gopalpur covers 67.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Gopalpur falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakshin Gopalpur 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 village for Dakshin Gopalpur.

Dakshin Gopalpur is about 64 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Gopalpur is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 5.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.4 km away. Birbhum is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Aulia (under 2 km) and Shimuldihi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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