Shyamananda Mahaprabhu, a prominent figure in the Vaishnava sect, was being commanded by Shrimati Radha Rani to travel and carry the holy waters of Yamuna to this place and establish a temple since then the village is named after Gopiballav (Sri Krishna).

The village houses this old temple since 1400 and its being run and administered by Vaishnava Goswami families since then.

The temple is known as Shri Radha Govinda Mandir and known to the vaishnavas as "Gupta Vrindavan".

Gopiballabpur also houses ancient Mahadev Temple where Gajan Mela is held every year.

The chou dancers from Odisha are brought every year to give performances to audience in these fairs.

It is rather succinctly described in the District Human Development Report, 2011 (at that time it was part of Paschim Medinipur district), “The western boundary is more broken and picturesque, for the lower ranges of the Chhotanagpur Hills line the horizon, the jungle assumes the character of forest, and large trees begin to predominate.

The soil, however, is lateritic, a considerable area is unproductive, almost uninhabited, especially in the extreme north-west where there are several hills over 1000 feet in height.

Take Ispat Express from Howrah station in the morning to reach Jhargram.