About Gopalkata Village

Gopalkata is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,170 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalkata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743611
Area (hectares)	249.3 hectares
Population	2,301
Male Population	1,170
Female Population	1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalkata compares

By the 2011 count Gopalkata is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 249.3 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gopalkata

Gopalkata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalkata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalkata from other places

Gopalkata lies about 39 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 13 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 Gopalkata
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	39 km

Villages closest to Gopalkata

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

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Common questions about Gopalkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalkata village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Gopalkata village has 1,170 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalkata has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gopalkata is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalkata covers 249.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalkata falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalkata is Canning, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Gopalkata.

Gopalkata is about 39 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.

Gopalkata is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 8.5 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.