About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 207 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, 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	Chandipur
Pincode	721633
Area (hectares)	18.55 hectares
Population	404
Male Population	207
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 92nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 18.55 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 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 64 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station	Dakshin Durgapur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	2.0 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	4.5 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	64 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur 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 404. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Gopalpur village has 207 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 18.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dakshin Durgapur, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 64 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 Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Dakshin Durgapur is about under 2 km away. Chandipur is about 2.0 km away. Baruipur is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.