Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas

Gopalnagar
Village
Gopalnagar
Location in West Bengal, India
Gopalnagar
Gopalnagar (India)
Coordinates: 23°03′53″N 88°45′38″E / 23.06479°N 88.760568°E / 23.06479; 88.760568Coordinates: 23°03′53″N 88°45′38″E / 23.06479°N 88.760568°E / 23.06479; 88.760568
Country  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,174
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 743262 (Gopalnagar)
Telephone/STD code 03215
Lok Sabha constituency Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bangaon Uttar
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Gopalnagar is a village and a gram panchayat in Bangaon CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Police station

Gopalnagar police station covers an area of 169 km2 and serves a population of 380,793. It has jurisdiction over Bangaon CD Block.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Gopalnagar had a total population of 2,174, of which 1,106 (51%) were males and 1,068 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 199. The total number of literates in Gopalnagar was 1,688 (85.47% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

SH 1 runs through Gopalnagar.[3]

Gopalnagar is a station on the Ranaghat-Bangaon section.[4]

Education

Gopalnagar Haripada Institution is a co-educational school with arrangements for teaching from class V to XII. The renowned author Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay had taught in this school.[5][6][7]

Gopalnagar Giribala Balika Vidyalaya is a girls only higher secondary school.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Google maps
  4. ↑ "33711 Ranaghat-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gopalnagar Haripada Institution". Target Study. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gopalnagar Haripada Institution". Find Glocal. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 "List of Institutions". Page 23. West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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