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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 364 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 142.04 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 364
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 142.04 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 22 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Malatipur, about 3.9 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 Malatipur 3.9 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 22 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 714. That makes it the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Gopalpur village has 364 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 142.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Malatipur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 22 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Malatipur is about 3.9 km away. Basirhat City is about 12 km away. Barasat I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (6.1 km), Bahera (11 km) and Chaturia (14 km).

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

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