About Gopal Nagar Village

Gopal Nagar 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 870, made up of 440 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733142
Area (hectares)	75.27 hectares
Population	870
Male Population	440
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Gopal Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Nagar is the 93rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 75.27 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gopal Nagar

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

Gopal Nagar lies about 170 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 15 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 Gopal Nagar
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	15 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	25 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	170 km

Villages closest to Gopal Nagar

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 Gopal Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Nagar village had a population of 870. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gopal Nagar village has 440 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Nagar has about 977 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 Gopal Nagar is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Nagar covers 75.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopal Nagar is Mallarpur, about 15 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 Gopal Nagar.

Gopal Nagar is about 170 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Nagar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 15 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Tapan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.