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About Uttar Gopalpur Village

Uttar Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 627 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712513
Area (hectares) 61.95 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 627
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Uttar Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Gopalpur is the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 61.95 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Uttar Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Uttar 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 Uttar Gopalpur from other places

Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Gopalpur village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 66th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Uttar Gopalpur village has 627 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Gopalpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Gopalpur is 712513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Gopalpur covers 61.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar 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 Uttar Gopalpur.

Uttar 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.

Uttar 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 Dakshin 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 Uttar Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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