About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,109, made up of 3,576 males and 3,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	424.99 hectares
Population	7,109
Male Population	3,576
Female Population	3,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 424.99 hectares work out to about 17 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 952.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 5.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 13 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 Gopalpur
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	13 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	26 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 7,109. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,576 males and 3,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 424.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dalkhola, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 5.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.8 km away. Karandighi is about 7.5 km away. Dalkhola is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.