About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 996 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Barun
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	1,878
Male Population	996
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 24th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 12 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.4 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 railway station	Chirailla Pauthu	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barun	8.1 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	12 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	12 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun 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 1,878. That makes it the 24th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Gopalpur village has 996 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Gopalpur covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

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

Gopalpur is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 3.4 km away. Barun is about 8.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.