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About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 543 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 46.1 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 543
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 46.1 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalnagar from other places

Gopalnagar lies about 42 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Munsirhat, about 6.3 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 Gopalnagar
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Munsirhat 6.3 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 42 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 543 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 46.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalnagar falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Munsirhat, about 6.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 42 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalnagar is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 5.2 km away. Munsirhat is about 6.3 km away. Dhulagari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satghara (1.9 km), Rajibpur (4.8 km) and Jangipara (5.2 km).

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

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