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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 132 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, 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 Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 19.91 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 132
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 19.91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

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 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 Egra II 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 Egra II 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 245. That makes it the 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Gopalpur village has 132 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 19.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Egra II 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Satish Samanta is about 2.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Egra II 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 Lalpur (4.7 km), Madhabpur (6.0 km) and Urdhabpur (6.0 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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