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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 110 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, 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 Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 117.1 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 110
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 145th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 117.1 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 9.1 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 34 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 223. That makes it the 145th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Gopalpur village has 110 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 117.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Mallarpur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 13 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 Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.5 km away. Rampur Hat is about 9.1 km away. Birbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajarampur (2.8 km), Dangal (2.9 km) and Faridpur (3.6 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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