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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,304, made up of 3,292 males and 3,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742405, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742405
Area (hectares) 179.68 hectares
Population 6,304
Male Population 3,292
Female Population 3,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 179.68 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ 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 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 11 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 Lohapur 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga II 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 6,304. That makes it the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,292 males and 3,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 742405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 179.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Lohapur, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Beldanga II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpur (3.8 km), Chak Rangapara (3.8 km) and Manganpara (3.8 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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