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About Bara Gopalpur Village

Bara Gopalpur is a large village in Mathabhanga I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,141, made up of 1,556 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 426.31 hectares
Population 3,141
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gopalpur is the 21st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 426.31 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bara Gopalpur

Bara Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bara Gopalpur from other places

Bara 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 Bara Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Baneshwar 5.9 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathabhanga I 12 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 12 km

Villages closest to Bara Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathabhanga I 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 Bara Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gopalpur village had a population of 3,141. That makes it the 21st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Bara Gopalpur village has 1,556 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gopalpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gopalpur is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gopalpur covers 426.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gopalpur falls under Mathabhanga I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Gopalpur.

Bara 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Chhat Gopalpur (under 2 km), Chhota Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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