About Gopichak Village

Gopichak is a small village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 73 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopichak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur I
Pincode	721439
Area (hectares)	20.47 hectares
Population	129
Male Population	73
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	767
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopichak compares

By the 2011 count Gopichak is the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 20.47 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gopichak

Gopichak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopichak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gopichak from other places

Gopichak 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 Gopichak
Nearest town	Contai	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur I	28 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	28 km

Villages closest to Gopichak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur I 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 Gopichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopichak village had a population of 129. That makes it the 126th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Gopichak village has 73 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopichak has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gopichak is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopichak covers 20.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopichak is Kanthi, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopichak.

Gopichak 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.

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