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About Chhota Gopalpur Village

Chhota Gopalpur is a small village in Mathabhanga I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 147 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 42.48 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 147
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Gopalpur is the 93rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents. Its 42.48 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chhota Gopalpur

Chhota Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Gopalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Gopalpur from other places

Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota 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 Chhota Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Gopalpur village had a population of 297. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Chhota Gopalpur village has 147 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Gopalpur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Chhota Gopalpur covers 42.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota 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 km distance for Chhota Gopalpur.

Chhota 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.

Chhota 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 Bara Gopalpur (under 2 km), Chhat 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 Chhota Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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