Gopikandar, Dumka
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Gopikandar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Gopikandar Rural places | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′10″N 87°28′56″E / 24.436111°N 87.482167°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,293 |
| Languages (*For language details see Gopikandar#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 814103 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06427 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Litipara |
| Website | dumka |
Gopikandar is a village in the Gopikandar CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Location

9.9miles
Dam
Dumka
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Gopikandar is located at 24°26′10″N 87°14′58″E / 24.436111°N 87.249444°E.
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[1]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
Area
Gopikandar has an area of 137.52 hectares (339.8 acres).[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Gopikandar had a total population of 1,293, of which 654 (51%) were males and 639 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 186. The total number of literate persons in Gopikandar was 1,107 (64.77% of the population over 6 years).[2]
