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About Dakshin Gopinathpur Village

Dakshin Gopinathpur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 505 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gopinathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gopinathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 168.31 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 505
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gopinathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gopinathpur is the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 168.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dakshin Gopinathpur

Dakshin Gopinathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gopinathpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Gopinathpur from other places

Dakshin 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 Dakshin Gopinathpur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 1.6 km
Nearest town Kāndi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 20 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 35 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gopinathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gopinathpur village had a population of 945. That makes it the 97th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Dakshin Gopinathpur village has 505 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gopinathpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gopinathpur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gopinathpur covers 168.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Gopinathpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gopinathpur is Karnasubarna, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Gopinathpur.

Dakshin 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.

Dakshin Gopinathpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 1.6 km away. Kāndi is about 8.2 km away. Karnasubarna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gopinathpur (under 2 km), Khargram (1.6 km) and Durgapur (1.9 km).

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

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