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About Uttar Gopalpur Village

Uttar Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 819 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 819
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Uttar Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Gopalpur is the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Uttar Gopalpur

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

Uttar Gopalpur lies about 23 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about under 2 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 Uttar Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Malahar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 11 km
District headquarters Maldah 23 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km

Villages closest to Uttar Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Gopalpur village had a population of 1,633. That makes it the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Uttar Gopalpur village has 819 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Gopalpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Gopalpur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Gopalpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Gopalpur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Gopalpur is Malahar, about under 2 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 Uttar Gopalpur.

Uttar Gopalpur is about 23 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Gopalpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about under 2 km away. Chanchal I is about 11 km away. Maldah is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheba Kaliganj (under 2 km), Jamgachhi (3.1 km) and Dighi (4.2 km).

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

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