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About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 335 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.66 hectares hectares.

Gopal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Area (hectares) 39.66 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 335
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is the 103rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 39.66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gopal Chak

Gopal Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gagnabad, Gamarkunri, Gayapahari and Ghorakata. 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 Gopal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 637. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 335 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Gopal Chak covers 39.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopal Chak falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gopal Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gopal Chak is in Kashipur 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 Gopal Chak today is likely to be higher.

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