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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 225 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 74.03 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 225
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 183rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 74.03 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Gazipur, Ghugudanga, Gobindpur and Gongasagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 429. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Gopalpur village has 225 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 74.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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