About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 509 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Bhagawanpur I
Pincode	721633
Area (hectares)	77.66 hectares
Population	971
Male Population	509
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 77.66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gopalpur

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

Gopalpur lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Satish Samanta, about 2.0 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	Satish Samanta	2.0 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagawanpur I	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	23 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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.

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 971. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gopalpur village has 509 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 77.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Satish Samanta, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 23 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Satish Samanta is about 2.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.