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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 276 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, 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 Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 80.75 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 276
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 80.75 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 Harischandrapur I 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 Harischandrapur 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 88th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Gopalpur village has 276 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 80.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Harischandrapur I 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 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 Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.0 km away. Harischandrapur I 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 Kailpara (3.2 km), Isadpur (5.8 km) and Bhabanipur (6.2 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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