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About Gopalnagar Village

Gopalnagar is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 1,004 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854333
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 1,984
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gopalnagar is the 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gopalnagar

Gopalnagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopalnagar as Available within 10+ 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 Gopalnagar from other places

Gopalnagar lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 19 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 Gopalnagar
Tehsil headquarters Palasi under 2 km
District headquarters Araria 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 19 km

Villages closest to Gopalnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalnagar village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Gopalnagar village has 1,004 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalnagar has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gopalnagar is 854333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalnagar covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalnagar falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalnagar is Araria Court, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalnagar.

Gopalnagar is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalnagar is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about under 2 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (1.8 km), Hasanpura (1.8 km) and Maldoar (2.0 km).

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

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