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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,118, made up of 2,056 males and 2,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 64.39 hectares
Population 4,118
Male Population 2,056
Female Population 2,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 64.39 hectares work out to about 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 2.7 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 Lakshmikantapur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 4,118. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Gopalpur village has 2,056 males and 2,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 64.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Lakshmikantapur, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 2.7 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (2.0 km), Ramnagar (6.9 km) and Basudebpur (8.1 km).

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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