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About Gopinathpur Village

Gopinathpur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 799 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopinathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopinathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 370.37 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 799
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopinathpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopinathpur is the 33rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 370.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gopinathpur

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

How far is Gopinathpur from other places

Gopinathpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 16 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 Gopinathpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Gopinathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopinathpur village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Gopinathpur village has 799 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopinathpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gopinathpur is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopinathpur covers 370.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopinathpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopinathpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gopinathpur.

Gopinathpur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopinathpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 16 km away. Illambazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalnagar (7.3 km), Maheswarpur (8.6 km) and Baranabagram (9.4 km).

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

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