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About Gopal Nagar Village

Gopal Nagar 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 1,860, made up of 967 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.42 hectares hectares.

Gopal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Area (hectares) 131.42 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 967
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Nagar is the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 131.42 hectares work out to about 14 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 Gopal Nagar

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

Gopal Nagar lies about 77 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mayapur, about 16 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 Gopal Nagar
Nearest town Ghātāl 14 km
Nearest railway station Mayapur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 77 km

Villages closest to Gopal Nagar

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 Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Nagar village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Gopal Nagar village has 967 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Nagar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Gopal Nagar covers 131.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopal Nagar is Mayapur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nagar.

Gopal Nagar is about 77 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 Nagar is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Ghātāl is about 14 km away. Mayapur is about 16 km away. Kolaghat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manua (17 km), Uttar Markandapur (19 km) and Bagicha Kumar Chak (24 km).

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

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