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About Tagaria Gopalpur Village

Tagaria Gopalpur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 212 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tagaria Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tagaria Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 24.58 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 212
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Tagaria Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Tagaria Gopalpur is the 152nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 24.58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Tagaria Gopalpur

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

Tagaria 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 Tagaria Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Satish Samanta 2.0 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Tagaria Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai 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 Tagaria Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tagaria Gopalpur village had a population of 397. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Tagaria Gopalpur village has 212 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tagaria Gopalpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Tagaria Gopalpur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tagaria Gopalpur covers 24.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tagaria 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tagaria Gopalpur.

Tagaria 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Ektarpur (5.0 km) and Madhabpur (6.0 km).

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

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