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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RINA DHARA
Contact: 96****6058
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- LGD code
- 337748
- Pincode
- 721212
- Post office
- Ghatal
- Population
- 254
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Sex ratio
- 969 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 108
Census 2011 · in context
How Gopalnagar compares
By population, Gopalnagar ranks #132 of 145 villages in Ghatal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.2%
+5.6% vs mandal average
- Gopalnagar
- 77.2%
- Ghatal mandal
- 71.6%
- Paschim Medinipur district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
+29 vs mandal average
- Gopalnagar
- 969
- Ghatal mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Gopalnagar
- 5.2
- Ghatal mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopalnagar at a glance
Gopalnagar is a village of 254 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Ghatal block, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, the 132nd-largest of 145 villages in Ghatal block. Literacy is 77%, 6 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 721212, served by Ghatal post office; the LGD village code is 337748. The sarpanch is RINA DHARA, and the village votes in Goghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanta Digar. The population is estimated at 299 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ajabnagar-I →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalnagar · this village | 254 | 77% | — |
| Anandapur Sundarpur · Ghatal | 3,335 | 64% | — |
| Panna · Ghatal | 2,725 | 71% | — |
| Bengral Mungral · Ghatal | 2,564 | 69% | — |
| Mandaria · Ghatal | 2,010 | 72% | — |
| Haridaspur · Ghatal | 1,673 | 70% | — |
| Baranadi · Ghatal | 1,061 | 75% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gopalnagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 51.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 51.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gopalnagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gopalnagar
- LGD code
- 337748
- Pincode
- 721212
- Post office
- Ghatal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 254
- Population (projected 2026)
- 299
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 969
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arambag
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Goghat
- Member of Parliament
- Mitali Bag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prasanta Digar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RINA DHARA
- Block / Mandal
- Ghatal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721212
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- RanichakDaspur - II mandal7,408 pop
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- Jot KanusamgarDaspur - II mandal6,940 pop
- RadhanagarGhatal mandal5,827 pop
- BenaiDaspur - II mandal5,731 pop
- PratappurGhatal mandal4,699 pop
- DirghagramGhatal mandal4,513 pop
- KhanjapurDaspur - II mandal4,352 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)