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About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,174, made up of 1,106 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743262, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743262
Area (hectares) 74.02 hectares
Population 2,174
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 68th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 74.02 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopalnagar from other places

Gopalnagar lies about 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gopalnagar, 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 Gopalnagar
Nearest railway station Gopalnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 7.6 km
Nearest town Bangaon 7.6 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 2,174. That makes it the 68th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 1,106 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 743262. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 74.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalnagar falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Gopalnagar, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 28 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.

Gopalnagar is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gopalnagar is about under 2 km away. Bongaon is about 7.6 km away. Bangaon is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (4.1 km), Harishpur (4.6 km) and Harishpur Chak (4.6 km).

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

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