About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,945, made up of 3,639 males and 3,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	630 hectares
Population	6,945
Male Population	3,639
Female Population	3,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 38 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 9.3 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 Gopalpur
Nearest town	Banmankhi	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Banmankhi Junction	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	38 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 6,945. That makes it the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,639 males and 3,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Gopalpur covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Banmankhi Junction, about 9.3 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 38 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Banmankhi is about 8.9 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 9.3 km away. Raniganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.