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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 192 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 134.36 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 192
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 156th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 134.36 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 Sainthia 19 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 385. That makes it the 156th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Gopalpur village has 192 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 134.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Sainthia 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 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 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 Sainthia 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 Gorala (2.4 km), Salgaria (2.6 km) and Bengra (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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