About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,618, made up of 2,897 males and 2,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.51 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	Raiganj
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	576.51 hectares
Population	5,618
Male Population	2,897
Female Population	2,721
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 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 1,874 residents. Its 576.51 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gopalpur

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

Gopalpur lies about 49 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 14 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
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	21 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	49 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raiganj 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 5,618. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Gopalpur village has 2,897 males and 2,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur 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 941.

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

Gopalpur covers 576.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Harishchandrapur, about 14 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 49 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 Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 14 km away. Raiganj is about 21 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.