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About Karaia Gopalnagar Village

Karaia Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 854 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaia Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaia Gopalnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 398.41 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 854
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaia Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Karaia Gopalnagar is the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 398.41 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Karaia Gopalnagar

Karaia Gopalnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaia Gopalnagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaia Gopalnagar from other places

Karaia 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 Karaia Gopalnagar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Karaia Gopalnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Karaia Gopalnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaia Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 35th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Karaia Gopalnagar village has 854 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaia Gopalnagar has about 967 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Karaia Gopalnagar is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaia Gopalnagar covers 398.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karaia Gopalnagar falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Karaia 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karaia Gopalnagar.

Karaia 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.

Karaia Gopalnagar is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 6.4 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganpur (under 2 km), Moubelia (1.5 km) and Bataspur (2.0 km).

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

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