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About Purba Gopalpur Village

Purba Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 519 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 86.58 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 519
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purba Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Gopalpur is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 86.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Purba Gopalpur

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

Purba Gopalpur lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 7.3 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 Purba Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Netra 7.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Purba Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Gopalpur village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Purba Gopalpur village has 519 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Purba Gopalpur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Gopalpur covers 86.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Gopalpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Gopalpur is Netra, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Gopalpur.

Purba Gopalpur is about 20 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.

Purba Gopalpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 7.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 10 km away. Falta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikhira (under 2 km), Rantan (under 2 km) and Chaluary (under 2 km).

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

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