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About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 309 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.41 hectares hectares.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 47.41 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 309
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 144th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 47.41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within village. 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 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Singur, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station Singur 1.9 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 646. That makes it the 144th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 309 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Gopalnagar covers 47.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalnagar falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Singur, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 20 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Singur is about 1.9 km away. Baidyabāti is about 12 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandipur (4.9 km), Komdhara (5.5 km) and Basudebbati (5.5 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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