About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Cooch Behar II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,297, made up of 10,678 males and 7,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2005.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736133, 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	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Cooch Behar II
Pincode	736133
Area (hectares)	2005.69 hectares
Population	18,297
Male Population	10,678
Female Population	7,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	714
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents. Its 2005.69 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 12 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Baneshwar, about 5.9 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station	Baneshwar	5.9 km
Nearest town	Alīpur Duār	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cooch Behar II	12 km
District headquarters	Koch Bihar	12 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cooch Behar II 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.

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 18,297. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,612 residents.

Gopalpur village has 10,678 males and 7,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 736133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 2005.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Baneshwar, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 12 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Cooch Behar II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Baneshwar is about 5.9 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 9.4 km away. Cooch Behar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.