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About Gopgram Village

Gopgram is a large village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,488, made up of 1,767 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 550.5 hectares
Population 3,488
Male Population 1,767
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopgram compares

By the 2011 count Gopgram is the 19th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 550.5 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 961.

Getting to Gopgram

Gopgram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopgram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopgram from other places

Gopgram lies about 166 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Jhaua, about under 2 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 Gopgram
Nearest railway station Jhaua under 2 km
Nearest town Katihar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 27 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 166 km

Villages closest to Gopgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopgram village had a population of 3,488. That makes it the 19th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Gopgram village has 1,767 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopgram has about 974 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Gopgram is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopgram covers 550.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopgram falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopgram is Jhaua, about under 2 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 village for Gopgram.

Gopgram is about 166 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopgram is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Jhaua is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Nabagram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digari (3.0 km), Bilbari (5.4 km) and Chayan Nagar (6.5 km).

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

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