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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 78 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 57.54 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 78
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
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 195th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 57.54 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 98 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about under 2 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 Dakshin Durgapur under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 30 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 98 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 172. That makes it the 195th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Gopalpur village has 78 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 57.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dakshin Durgapur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 98 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dakshin Durgapur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 4.5 km away. Sankrail is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaighata (3.1 km), Andhari (4.9 km) and Bhagaban Chak (6.8 km).

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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