About Gopalganj Village

Gopalganj is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,853, made up of 4,050 males and 3,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalganj village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Kultali
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	826.2 hectares
Population	7,853
Male Population	4,050
Female Population	3,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Gopalganj compares

By the 2011 count Gopalganj is the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 826.2 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopalganj

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

Gopalganj lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 22 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 Gopalganj
Nearest railway station	Baharu	22 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	22 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kultali	28 km

Villages closest to Gopalganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalganj village had a population of 7,853. That makes it the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Gopalganj village has 4,050 males and 3,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalganj has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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

Gopalganj covers 826.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalganj falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalganj is Baharu, about 22 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 Gopalganj.

Gopalganj is about 24 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.

Gopalganj is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 22 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.