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About Gopnandigram Village

Gopnandigram is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,069, made up of 1,555 males and 1,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.53 hectares hectares.

Gopnandigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopnandigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Area (hectares) 332.53 hectares
Population 3,069
Male Population 1,555
Female Population 1,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopnandigram compares

By the 2011 count Gopnandigram is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 332.53 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 965.

Getting to Gopnandigram

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

How far is Gopnandigram from other places

Gopnandigram lies about 33 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.0 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 Gopnandigram
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 3.0 km
Nearest town Pakur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 33 km
District headquarters Birbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Gopnandigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Gopnandigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopnandigram village had a population of 3,069. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Gopnandigram village has 1,555 males and 1,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopnandigram has about 974 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 965.

Gopnandigram covers 332.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopnandigram falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopnandigram is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopnandigram.

Gopnandigram is about 33 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopnandigram is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 3.0 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Murarai II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aral Basti (under 2 km), Bipra Nandigram (under 2 km) and Amritapur (2.0 km).

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

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