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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 520 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, 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 Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 141.65 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 520
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 141.65 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 Ratua 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 Ratua 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 1,019. That makes it the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Gopalpur village has 520 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 141.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Ratua 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 <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 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.0 km away. Ratua 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 Nandanpur Gopalpur (under 2 km), Jannagar (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (4.9 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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