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About Gopikantapur Village

Gopikantapur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 991 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopikantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopikantapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712302
Area (hectares) 232.61 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 991
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopikantapur compares

By the 2011 count Gopikantapur is the 46th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 232.61 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gopikantapur

Gopikantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopikantapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghana Shyampur, Ghoshla, Gobarara and Gobindapur. 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 Gopikantapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopikantapur village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 46th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Gopikantapur village has 991 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopikantapur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gopikantapur is 712302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopikantapur covers 232.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopikantapur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopikantapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopikantapur.

Gopikantapur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Gopikantapur today is likely to be higher.

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