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About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is one of the larger villages in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,232, made up of 6,278 males and 5,954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712418, 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 Singur
Pincode 712418
Area (hectares) 670.37 hectares
Population 12,232
Male Population 6,278
Female Population 5,954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 670.37 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gopalnagar

The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 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
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 Singur 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 12,232. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 6,278 males and 5,954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 712418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 670.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalnagar falls under Singur 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Singur is about 1.9 km away. Baidyabāti is about 12 km away. Hugli 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 Singur (2.5 km), Baburbheri (2.5 km) and Beraberi (2.7 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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