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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 515 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 285.71 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 515
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 285.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 963.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumdumi, Gengra, Ghongha and Golamara. 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Gopalpur village has 515 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 285.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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