About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,867, made up of 5,117 males and 4,750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732209, 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	Manikchak
Pincode	732209
Area (hectares)	1293.79 hectares
Population	9,867
Male Population	5,117
Female Population	4,750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
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 6th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 1293.79 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

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 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
District headquarters	Maldah	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manikchak	24 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 Manikchak 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 9,867. That makes it the 6th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Gopalpur village has 5,117 males and 4,750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 1293.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Manikchak 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 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 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 Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about under 2 km away. Maldah is about 23 km away. Manikchak is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.