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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Gopalnagar Uttar is a village in Patharpratima mandal, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. It has a population of 4,492 across 931 households with a literacy rate of 76.4%. The village is located at 21.831°N, 88.332°E and uses postal code 743371.
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- LGD code
- 335366
- Pincode
- 743371
- Post office
- Pathar Pratima
- Population
- 4,492
- Households
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,245
- Distance to district centre
- 43 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 83 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1143 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ukilerhat · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Madhabnagar Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gopalnagar Uttar compares
By population, Gopalnagar Uttar ranks #29 of 92 villages in Patharpratima mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.4%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Gopalnagar Uttar
- 76.4%
- Patharpratima mandal
- 71.7%
- South 24 Parganas district
- 67.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+9 vs mandal average
- Gopalnagar Uttar
- 968
- Patharpratima mandal
- 959
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Gopalnagar Uttar
- 4.8
- Patharpratima mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopalnagar Uttar at a glance
Gopalnagar Uttar is a village of 4,492 people in 931 households (Census 2011) in Patharpratima block, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 29th-largest of 92 villages in Patharpratima block. Literacy is 76%, 5 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the South 24 Parganas district centre, 12 km from Ramchandranagar, the nearest town, 11 km from Ukilerhat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 743371, served by Pathar Pratima post office; the LGD village code is 335366. The nearest hospital or health centre is Madhabnagar Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Patharpratima assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Jana. The population is estimated at 5,025 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalnagar Uttar · this village | 4,492 | 76% | — |
| Radhakrishna Nagar · Patharpratima | 3,068 | 76% | 1.5 km NW |
| Kamdebnagar · Patharpratima | 2,346 | 76% | 2.2 km NE |
| Chintamanipur · Khandaghosh | 545 | 71% | 2.6 km N |
| Chintamanipur · Patharpratima | 2,098 | 76% | 2.6 km N |
| Chintamanipur · Chandipur | 1,272 | 81% | 2.6 km N |
| Durgagobindopur · Patharpratima | 4,326 | 77% | 3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gopalnagar Uttar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 21
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 729.88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Gopalnagar Uttar
- LGD code
- 335366
- Pincode
- 743371
- Post office
- Pathar Pratima
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,492
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,025
- Households
- 931
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 76.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.83104°N, 88.33175°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mathurapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patharpratima
- Member of Parliament
- Bapi Halder
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samir Kumar Jana
- Block / Mandal
- Patharpratima
Getting there
How to reach Gopalnagar Uttar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata83 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1143 km
- Chennai1294 km
- Delhi1348 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUkilerhat11 km
- Bus stopKakdwip16 km
- Hospital / PHCMadhabnagar Rural Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India16 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump16 km
- CollegeMahishadal Raj College53 km
- Police stationSundarban Police District16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Gopalnagar Uttar
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 743371
- Dakshin GangadharpurPatharpratima mandal13,738 pop
- RamchandranagarKakdwip mandal10,396 pop
- Dakshin RaypurPatharpratima mandal9,858 pop
- MrinalnagarKakdwip mandal7,851 pop
- Sridhar NagarPatharpratima mandal7,625 pop
- Heramba GopalpurPatharpratima mandal6,672 pop
- BrojaballabpurPatharpratima mandal6,671 pop
- DigambarpurPatharpratima mandal6,577 pop
- Paschim Surendra NagarPatharpratima mandal6,378 pop
Villages near Gopalnagar Uttar
Other villages in Patharpratima mandal
View all 60+ →- Dakshin Gangadharpur
- Dakshin Raypur
- Sridhar Nagar
- Heramba Gopalpur
- Brojaballabpur
- Digambarpur
- Paschim Surendra Nagar
- Paschim Sripatinagar
- Gobindapur Abad
- Achintya Nagar
- Rakhalpur
- Dakshin Shibganj
- Dakshin Durgapur
- Sibnagar
- Madhab Nagar
- Kshetra Mohanpur
- Dakshin Kashinagar
- Banashyam Nagar
- Indrapur
- Bhajna
- Purba Surendranagar
- Chhoto Banashyam Nagar
- Srinarayanpur
- Kuemuri
- Gopalnagar Dakshin
- Upendra Nagar
- Rakshaskhali
- Lakshmi Janardanpur
- Taranagar
- Sitarampur
- Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur
- Baradapur
- Dakshin Surendraganj
- Durgagobindopur
- Kishori Nagar
- Indra Narayanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)