About Purbba Gopalpur Village

Purbba 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 655, made up of 341 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Mekliganj
Pincode	735304
Area (hectares)	83.14 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	341
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Purbba Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Gopalpur is the 62nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 83.14 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 Purbba Gopalpur

Purbba Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 Purbba Gopalpur from other places

Purbba 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 Purbba 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 Purbba 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.

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Common questions about Purbba Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Gopalpur village had a population of 655. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Purbba Gopalpur village has 341 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Gopalpur has about 921 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 Purbba Gopalpur is 735304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Gopalpur covers 83.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Purbba 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 Purbba Gopalpur.

Purbba 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.

Purbba 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.