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About Gopalband Village

Gopalband is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 263 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 98.72 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 263
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalband compares

By the 2011 count Gopalband is the 107th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 98.72 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gopalband

Gopalband is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalband as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobardhanpur, Godai Bheri, Gokulpur and Golara Bheri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gopalband

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalband village had a population of 506. That makes it the 107th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Gopalband village has 263 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalband has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gopalband is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalband covers 98.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalband falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalband.

Gopalband is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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