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About Gopinathpur Village

Gopinathpur is one of the larger villages in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,522, made up of 6,441 males and 6,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopinathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopinathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 505.33 hectares
Population 12,522
Male Population 6,441
Female Population 6,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopinathpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopinathpur is the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 505.33 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gopinathpur

Gopinathpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopinathpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopinathpur from other places

Gopinathpur lies about 35 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 20 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 Gopinathpur
Nearest town Kāndi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga I 35 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 35 km

Villages closest to Gopinathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga 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 Gopinathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopinathpur village had a population of 12,522. That makes it the 9th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Gopinathpur village has 6,441 males and 6,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopinathpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Gopinathpur is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopinathpur covers 505.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopinathpur falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopinathpur is Karnasubarna, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopinathpur.

Gopinathpur is about 35 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopinathpur is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 8.2 km away. Karnasubarna is about 20 km away. Beldanga I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishannagar (8.6 km), Dayanagar (8.6 km) and Hareknagar (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopinathpur today is likely to be higher.

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