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About Gopal Nagar Village

Gopal Nagar is a small village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 210 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742132
Area (hectares) 38.25 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 210
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Gopal Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Nagar is the 138th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 38.25 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopal Nagar

Gopal Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopal Nagar 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 Gopal Nagar from other places

Gopal Nagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Gopal Nagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Gopal Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burwan 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 Gopal Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Nagar village had a population of 410. That makes it the 138th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Gopal Nagar village has 210 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Nagar has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gopal Nagar is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Nagar covers 38.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopal Nagar falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Nagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Gopal Nagar.

Gopal Nagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Nagar is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Burwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabani Nagar (under 2 km), Gouri Nagar (under 2 km) and Haribati (1.8 km).

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

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