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About Paschim Gopalpur Village

Paschim Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 370 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Gopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 132.16 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 370
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Gopalpur is the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 132.16 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Paschim Gopalpur

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

How far is Paschim Gopalpur from other places

Paschim 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 Paschim 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 Paschim 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.

Common questions about Paschim Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Gopalpur village had a population of 722. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Paschim Gopalpur village has 370 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Gopalpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Gopalpur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Gopalpur covers 132.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paschim Gopalpur.

Paschim 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.

Paschim 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Gauri (under 2 km) and Pirojpur (1.6 km).

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

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