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About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a small village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 186 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 34.78 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 186
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 34.78 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopal Chak

Gopal Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopal Chak from other places

Gopal Chak 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 Gopal Chak
Nearest town Contai 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar II 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Gopal Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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.

Common questions about Gopal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 361. That makes it the 95th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 186 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gopal Chak is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Chak covers 34.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopal Chak falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Chak is Kanthi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopal Chak.

Gopal Chak 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Baksispur (3.6 km), Baichibania (6.3 km) and Bar Badalpur (19 km).

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

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