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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,076 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 143.3 hectares
Population 2,093
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 30th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 143.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Furfura, Gabtala, Ganeshbati and Ghanashyampur. 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 30th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,076 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Gopalpur covers 143.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gopalpur is in Jangipara 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 Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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