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About Dakshin Gopalpur Village

Dakshin Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,581, made up of 3,918 males and 3,663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 518.26 hectares
Population 7,581
Male Population 3,918
Female Population 3,663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakshin Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gopalpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 518.26 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dakshin Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Dakshin 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Gopalpur from other places

Dakshin Gopalpur lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.7 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 Dakshin Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.7 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gopalpur village had a population of 7,581. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Dakshin Gopalpur village has 3,918 males and 3,663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gopalpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gopalpur is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gopalpur covers 518.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Gopalpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gopalpur is Bira, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dakshin Gopalpur.

Dakshin Gopalpur is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Gopalpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 3.7 km away. Bārāsat is about 11 km away. Balagarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gopalpur (under 2 km), Hasimpur (5.8 km) and Naosarai (6.4 km).

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

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