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About Gopalpur Village

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 463, made up of 226 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, 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 Mathabhanga I
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 61.38 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 226
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 84th 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 61.38 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 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 Mathabhanga I 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 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 463. That makes it the 84th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,160 residents.

Gopalpur village has 226 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Gopalpur covers 61.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Mathabhanga I 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 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 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 Chhota Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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