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About Dakshin Gopinathpur Village

Dakshin Gopinathpur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 679 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gopinathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gopinathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 679
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakshin Gopinathpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gopinathpur is the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dakshin Gopinathpur

Dakshin Gopinathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gopinathpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Gopinathpur from other places

Dakshin Gopinathpur lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 5.8 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 Dakshin Gopinathpur
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gopinathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat I 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 Dakshin Gopinathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gopinathpur village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Dakshin Gopinathpur village has 679 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gopinathpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gopinathpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gopinathpur covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Gopinathpur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gopinathpur is Sangrampur, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dakshin Gopinathpur.

Dakshin Gopinathpur is about 15 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.

Dakshin Gopinathpur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 5.8 km away. Magrahat I is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangilabad (under 2 km), Rajballabhpur (under 2 km) and Balarampur (under 2 km).

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

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