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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 105 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 84.9 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 105
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 261st largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 84.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 4.0 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 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 22 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 34 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 218. That makes it the 261st largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Gopalpur village has 105 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 84.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Malahar, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 22 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 Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.0 km away. Gazole is about 22 km away. Maldah 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 Malanipur (2.8 km), Gurandar (4.3 km) and Kandar (5.2 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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