About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,336, made up of 1,710 males and 1,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721650, 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	Nandigram II
Pincode	721650
Area (hectares)	283.51 hectares
Population	3,336
Male Population	1,710
Female Population	1,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 283.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Nandigram 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 Nandigram 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.

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 3,336. That makes it the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,710 males and 1,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 283.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Nandigram 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Satish Samanta is about 2.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 12 km away. Nandigram II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.