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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 960 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 960
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gadaha, Ganj Bhag, Ghiwba and Ghoraghat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Gopalpur village has 960 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Gopalpur covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Gopalpur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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