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About Gopal Pur Village

Gopal Pur is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 533 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopal Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 129.98 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 533
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopal Pur compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Pur is the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 129.98 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gopal Pur

Gopal Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopal Pur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopal Pur from other places

Gopal Pur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadharpur, about 2.3 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 Gopal Pur
Nearest railway station Bidyadharpur 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 3.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Gopal Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Gopal Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Pur village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 56th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Gopal Pur village has 533 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Pur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gopal Pur is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopal Pur covers 129.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopal Pur falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Pur is Bidyadharpur, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopal Pur.

Gopal Pur 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.

Gopal Pur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bidyadharpur is about 2.3 km away. Sonarpur is about 3.8 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arapanch (under 2 km), Radhanagar (under 2 km) and Jagadishpur (under 2 km).

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

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