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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DIPAK KUMAR BELTHARIA
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- LGD code
- 330617
- Pincode
- 723132
- Post office
- Panchakotraj
- Population
- 637
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 346
Census 2011 · in context
How Gopal Chak compares
By population, Gopal Chak ranks #107 of 209 villages in Kashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.8%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Gopal Chak
- 65.8%
- Kashipur mandal
- 60.8%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−63 vs mandal average
- Gopal Chak
- 901
- Kashipur mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gopal Chak
- 5.2
- Kashipur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopal Chak at a glance
Gopal Chak is a village of 637 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Kashipur block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 107th-largest of 209 villages in Kashipur block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723132, served by Panchakotraj post office; the LGD village code is 330617. The sarpanch is DIPAK KUMAR BELTHARIA, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 751 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kashipur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopal Chak · this village | 637 | 66% | — |
| Kashipur · Kashipur | 2,369 | 69% | — |
| Kalloli · Kashipur | 1,524 | 71% | — |
| Rambani · Kashipur | 1,450 | 51% | — |
| Bar Daikiari · Kashipur | 1,085 | 69% | — |
| Narayangar Alias Karka · Kashipur | 1,055 | 64% | — |
| Kalyathol · Kashipur | 861 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gopal Chak
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 39.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gopal Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gopal Chak
- LGD code
- 330617
- Pincode
- 723132
- Post office
- Panchakotraj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 637
- Population (projected 2026)
- 751
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DIPAK KUMAR BELTHARIA
- Block / Mandal
- Kashipur
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)