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About Gopalchak Village

Gopalchak is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 8 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalchak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 23.47 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 8
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Gopalchak compares

By the 2011 count Gopalchak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 23.47 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gopalchak

Gopalchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalchak 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. The nearest villages by name are Goalpota, Gobindanagar, Gokulpai and Gokulpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gopalchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalchak village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Gopalchak village has 8 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalchak has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gopalchak is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalchak covers 23.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalchak falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalchak notes the nearest railway station 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 Gopalchak.

Gopalchak is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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