About Gofanagar Village

Gofanagar is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 331 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gofanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gofanagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733102
Area (hectares)	222.75 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	331
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gofanagar compares

By the 2011 count Gofanagar is the 141st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 222.75 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gofanagar

Gofanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gofanagar as Available within 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 Gofanagar from other places

Gofanagar lies about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Gofanagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	20 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	155 km

Villages closest to Gofanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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.

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Common questions about Gofanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gofanagar village had a population of 654. That makes it the 141st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gofanagar village has 331 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gofanagar has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gofanagar is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gofanagar covers 222.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gofanagar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gofanagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gofanagar.

Gofanagar is about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gofanagar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Tapan is about 20 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.