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About Goppulapalem Village

Goppulapalem is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 137 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goppulapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goppulapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 137
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goppulapalem compares

By the 2011 count Goppulapalem is the 72nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Goppulapalem

Goppulapalem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goppulapalem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goppulapalem from other places

Goppulapalem lies about 80 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Goppulapalem
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 11 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 34 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 40 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 80 km

Villages closest to Goppulapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukumpeta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Goppulapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Goppulapalem village had a population of 261. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Goppulapalem village has 137 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goppulapalem has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Goppulapalem is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goppulapalem covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goppulapalem falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goppulapalem is Darliput, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Goppulapalem.

Goppulapalem is about 80 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goppulapalem is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 11 km away. Darliput is about 34 km away. Chodavaram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakkalaputtu (5.9 km), Kontapalle (7.0 km) and Chintalaveedhi (8.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goppulapalem today is likely to be higher.

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