About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 934 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	177.7 hectares
Population	1,819
Male Population	934
Female Population	885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 177.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar 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 Gopalnagar from other places

Gopalnagar lies about 3.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.5 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 Gopalnagar
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur Road	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar II	3.8 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	3.8 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	6.1 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

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Common questions about Gopalnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 934 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 177.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalnagar falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Mathurapur Road, about 2.5 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 Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 3.8 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.

Gopalnagar is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.5 km away. Jaynagar II is about 3.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.