About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 726 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, 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	Gaighata
Pincode	743249
Area (hectares)	165.95 hectares
Population	1,376
Male Population	726
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 77th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 165.95 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 Bira, about 3.7 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	Bira	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	11 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighata	25 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 77th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Gopalpur village has 726 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 165.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bira, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.7 km away. Bārāsat is about 11 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.