About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,142 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, 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	Mahisadal
Pincode	721603
Area (hectares)	124.21 hectares
Population	2,197
Male Population	1,142
Female Population	1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 124.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gopal Chak

Gopal Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 Gopal Chak
Nearest town	Contai	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahisadal	28 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	28 km

Villages closest to Gopal Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 1,142 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gopal Chak is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Chak covers 124.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopal Chak is Kanthi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopal Chak.

Gopal Chak 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.

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