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About Kharba Gopalpur Village

Kharba Gopalpur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,247, made up of 1,690 males and 1,557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharba Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharba Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732150
Area (hectares) 78.16 hectares
Population 3,247
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Kharba Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kharba Gopalpur is the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 78.16 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kharba Gopalpur

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

Kharba Gopalpur lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 17 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 Kharba Gopalpur
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Malahar 17 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 28 km

Villages closest to Kharba 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 Kharba Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharba Gopalpur village had a population of 3,247. That makes it the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kharba Gopalpur village has 1,690 males and 1,557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharba Gopalpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kharba Gopalpur is 732150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharba Gopalpur covers 78.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharba Gopalpur is Malahar, about 17 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 Kharba Gopalpur.

Kharba Gopalpur is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharba Gopalpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 8.9 km away. Malahar is about 17 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharba (under 2 km), Chanchal (7.1 km) and Gauria (7.4 km).

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

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