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About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a small village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 92 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 33.42 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 92
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
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 Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 33.42 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gopal Chak

The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak 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 Gopal Chak from other places

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

Villages closest to Gopal Chak

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 Gopal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 163. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 92 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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

Gopal Chak covers 33.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gopal Chak 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 Gopal Chak.

Gopal Chak 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.

Gopal Chak 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 Chak Gopal (under 2 km).

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

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