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About Uttar Gopalpur Village

Uttar Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 367 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar I
Pincode 742308
Area (hectares) 28.24 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 367
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Uttar Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Gopalpur is the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 28.24 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Uttar Gopalpur

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

Uttar 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 Uttar 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 Uttar 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.

Common questions about Uttar Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Gopalpur village had a population of 751. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Uttar Gopalpur village has 367 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Gopalpur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Gopalpur is 742308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Gopalpur covers 28.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Uttar 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 Uttar Gopalpur.

Uttar 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.

Uttar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Gopalpur (under 2 km), Kamalpur (2.8 km) and Birkuchi Dangapara (3.8 km).

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

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