About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 394 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, 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	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731303
Area (hectares)	87.06 hectares
Population	771
Male Population	394
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 65th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 87.06 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	Mayureswar I	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 Mayureswar I 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 771. That makes it the 65th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 394 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 957 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 954.

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

Gopalnagar covers 87.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalnagar falls under Mayureswar I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 6.4 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.