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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 494 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 288.5 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 494
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 64th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 288.5 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for 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 <5 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 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Malahar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 11 km
District headquarters Maldah 23 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 29 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 977. That makes it the 64th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Gopalpur village has 494 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 288.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Malahar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gopalpur.

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.

Gopalpur is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about under 2 km away. Chanchal II 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 Kaliganj (under 2 km), Choralmani (under 2 km) and Kshempur (1.8 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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