About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 783 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742140
Area (hectares)	184.22 hectares
Population	1,512
Male Population	783
Female Population	729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 49th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 184.22 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gopalnagar

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

Gopalnagar lies about 48 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 15 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 Gopalnagar
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	15 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	20 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	48 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

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Common questions about Gopalnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 49th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 783 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 184.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalnagar falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Mallarpur, about 15 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 Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 48 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalnagar is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 15 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Kandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.