About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 531 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, 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	Kandi
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	98.36 hectares
Population	1,020
Male Population	531
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 98.36 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 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	Kandi	28 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 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Gopalpur village has 531 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 98.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Kandi 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 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 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 Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Kandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.