About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,864, made up of 5,512 males and 5,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, 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	Haroa
Pincode	743445
Area (hectares)	303.92 hectares
Population	10,864
Male Population	5,512
Female Population	5,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 303.92 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	7.7 km
Nearest town	Basirhat City	12 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 Haroa 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 10,864. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Gopalpur village has 5,512 males and 5,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 303.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Haroa 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 - 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 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 Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Malatipur is about 3.9 km away. Haroa is about 7.7 km away. Basirhat City is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.