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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 115 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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 Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 67.93 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 115
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 67.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 49 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 town Rampur Hat 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 24 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 49 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 228. That makes it the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gopalpur village has 115 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 67.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 49 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 Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 3.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Khargram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankarpur (under 2 km), Kesiadanga (3.7 km) and Khansama Danga (3.7 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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