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About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 143 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721458
Area (hectares) 39.04 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 143
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
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 Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is the 142nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 39.04 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gopal Chak

Gopal Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak 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 Gopal Chak from other places

Gopal Chak lies about 28 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 10 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 Gopal Chak
Nearest town Contai 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Gopal Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 Gopal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 255. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 143 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gopal Chak is 721458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Chak covers 39.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopal Chak falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Chak is Kanthi, about 10 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 Gopal Chak.

Gopal Chak is about 28 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Chak is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 8.8 km away. Kanthi is about 10 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwarikapur (3.3 km), Chak Sibrampur (7.3 km) and Nona Birampur (7.3 km).

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

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