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About Paschim Gopalpur Village

Paschim Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 504 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735303
Area (hectares) 112.66 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 504
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Gopalpur is the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 112.66 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Paschim Gopalpur

Paschim Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Gopalpur as Available within <5 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 Paschim Gopalpur from other places

Paschim 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 Paschim Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Baneshwar 5.9 km
Nearest town Alīpur Duār 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mekliganj 12 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 12 km

Villages closest to Paschim Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mekliganj 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 Paschim Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Gopalpur village had a population of 970. That makes it the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Paschim Gopalpur village has 504 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Gopalpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Gopalpur is 735303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Gopalpur covers 112.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Gopalpur falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim 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 <5 km distance for Paschim Gopalpur.

Paschim 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.

Paschim Gopalpur is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Baneshwar is about 5.9 km away. Alīpur Duār is about 9.4 km away. Mekliganj 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 Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur (under 2 km), Kharija Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Paschim Patchhara Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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