About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 129 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Ghatal
Pincode	721212
Area (hectares)	51.47 hectares
Population	254
Male Population	129
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 125th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 51.47 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 943.

Getting to Gopalnagar

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

Gopalnagar lies about 53 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mayapur, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatal	14 km
Nearest town	Ghātāl	14 km
Nearest railway station	Mayapur	16 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	53 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 254. That makes it the 125th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 129 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 51.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalnagar falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Mayapur, about 16 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 Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 53 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalnagar is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghatal is about 14 km away. Ghātāl is about 14 km away. Mayapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.