About Dakshin Gopalpur Village

Dakshin Gopalpur is a large village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,125, made up of 1,599 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raninagar I
Pincode	742304
Area (hectares)	413.65 hectares
Population	3,125
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gopalpur is the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 413.65 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 Dakshin Gopalpur

Dakshin Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gopalpur 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 Dakshin Gopalpur from other places

Dakshin 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 Dakshin Gopalpur
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	11 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raninagar I	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	32 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raninagar I 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 Dakshin Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gopalpur village had a population of 3,125. That makes it the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Dakshin Gopalpur village has 1,599 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gopalpur has about 954 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 Dakshin Gopalpur is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gopalpur covers 413.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Gopalpur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin 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 village for Dakshin Gopalpur.

Dakshin 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.

Dakshin Gopalpur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Raninagar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.