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About Gopinagar Village

Gopinagar is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,512, made up of 2,297 males and 2,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 197.49 hectares
Population 4,512
Male Population 2,297
Female Population 2,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gopinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopinagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 197.49 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gopinagar

Gopinagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopinagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopinagar from other places

Gopinagar lies about 29 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Haripal, about under 2 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 Gopinagar
Nearest railway station Haripal under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 29 km

Villages closest to Gopinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopinagar village had a population of 4,512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Gopinagar village has 2,297 males and 2,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopinagar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gopinagar is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopinagar covers 197.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopinagar falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopinagar is Haripal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gopinagar is about 29 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopinagar is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Haripal is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 12 km away. Hugli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripal (2.7 km), Baladbandha (3.4 km) and Jamai Bati (3.7 km).

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

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