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About Purbba Gopalpur Village

Purbba Gopalpur is a large village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,256, made up of 1,674 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 440.11 hectares
Population 3,256
Male Population 1,674
Female Population 1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Purbba Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Gopalpur is the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 440.11 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Purbba Gopalpur

Purbba Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba Gopalpur 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 Purbba Gopalpur from other places

Purbba Gopalpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.0 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 Purbba Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Purbba Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat 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 Purbba Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Gopalpur village had a population of 3,256. That makes it the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Purbba Gopalpur village has 1,674 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Gopalpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Gopalpur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Gopalpur covers 440.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Gopalpur falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Gopalpur is Lohapur, about 4.0 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 Purbba Gopalpur.

Purbba Gopalpur 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.

Purbba Gopalpur is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 4.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Rampurhat II 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 Maheshpur (2.4 km), Rameswarpur (2.8 km) and Bara Gare (5.2 km).

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

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