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About Chak Gopal Village

Chak Gopal is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 299 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Gopal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Gopal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 66.11 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 299
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Gopal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Gopal is the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 66.11 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Chak Gopal

The census records public bus service for Chak Gopal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Gopal from other places

Chak Gopal lies about 40 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Chak Gopal
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Chak Gopal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Gopal village had a population of 576. That makes it the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Chak Gopal village has 299 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Gopal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Chak Gopal is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Gopal covers 66.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chak Gopal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Chak Gopal.

Chak Gopal is about 40 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Gopal is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Kolaghat is about 30 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baishnab Chak (under 2 km), Bankura Chak (under 2 km) and Derya Chak (under 2 km).

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

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