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About Gopalapatnam Village

Gopalapatnam is a large village in Payakaraopeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,802, made up of 1,446 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalapatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Payakaraopeta
Pincode 531127
Area (hectares) 1301 hectares
Population 2,802
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapatnam is the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,672 residents. Its 1301 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gopalapatnam

Gopalapatnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalapatnam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gopalapatnam from other places

Gopalapatnam lies about 87 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 8.1 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 Gopalapatnam
Tehsil headquarters Payakaraopeta 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 8.1 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 87 km

Villages closest to Gopalapatnam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payakaraopeta 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 Gopalapatnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapatnam village had a population of 2,802. That makes it the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,672 residents.

Gopalapatnam village has 1,446 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapatnam has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapatnam is 531127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapatnam covers 1301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapatnam falls under Payakaraopeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapatnam is Tuni, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalapatnam.

Gopalapatnam is about 87 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapatnam is in Payakaraopeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Payakaraopeta is about 6.3 km away. Tuni is about 8.1 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masahebpeta (2.2 km), Satyavaram (2.5 km) and Mangavaram (3.1 km).

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

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