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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 198 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731104, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731104
Area (hectares) 136.89 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 198
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 136.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur from other places

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 Gopalpur
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 64 km

Villages closest to 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 410. That makes it the 144th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Gopalpur village has 198 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 731104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 136.89 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 Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum 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 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

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.

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 Dakshin 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 Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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