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About Chak Gopal Village

Chak Gopal 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 778, made up of 401 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Gopal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Gopal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 104.45 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 401
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Gopal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Gopal is the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 104.45 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chak Gopal

Chak Gopal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Gopal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Gopal from other places

Chak Gopal lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 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 Chak Gopal
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur I 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Gopal

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.

Common questions about Chak Gopal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Gopal village had a population of 778. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Chak Gopal village has 401 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Gopal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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

Chak Gopal covers 104.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Gopal is Henria, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Gopal.

Chak Gopal is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Gopal is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Potashpur I is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Magurya (under 2 km), Chak Majait (under 2 km) and Chak Reja (under 2 km).

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

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