About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,794, made up of 2,500 males and 2,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732216, 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	Kaliachak III
Pincode	732216
Area (hectares)	307.1 hectares
Population	4,794
Male Population	2,500
Female Population	2,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 307.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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	Kaliachak III	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 Kaliachak III 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.

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 4,794. That makes it the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Gopalpur village has 2,500 males and 2,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 307.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Kaliachak III 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.0 km away. Kaliachak III 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.