About Gopalchak Village

Gopalchak is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,690, made up of 817 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalchak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721442
Area (hectares)	91.32 hectares
Population	1,690
Male Population	817
Female Population	873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalchak compares

By the 2011 count Gopalchak is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 91.32 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gopalchak

Gopalchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalchak as Available within 5 - 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 Gopalchak from other places

Gopalchak 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 Gopalchak
Nearest town	Contai	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deshopran	28 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	28 km

Villages closest to Gopalchak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalchak village had a population of 1,690. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Gopalchak village has 817 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalchak has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gopalchak is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalchak covers 91.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalchak falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalchak 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalchak.

Gopalchak 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.

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