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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 142 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 59.49 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 142
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 171st largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 59.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobinda Pur, Gobra Sol, Gohal Diha and Gokhur Pal. 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 295. That makes it the 171st largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Gopalpur village has 142 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 59.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is in Nayagram 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 Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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