About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a large village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,158 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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	Kakdwip
Pincode	743347
Area (hectares)	328.6 hectares
Population	2,342
Male Population	1,158
Female Population	1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
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 34th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 328.6 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 7.2 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	Madhabnagar	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kakdwip	9.6 km
Nearest town	Haldia	25 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	31 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 2,342. That makes it the 34th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 1,158 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 328.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Madhabnagar, about 7.2 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 31 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 Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 7.2 km away. Kakdwip is about 9.6 km away. Haldia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.