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About Gopalwadi Village

Gopalwadi is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 308 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.49 hectares hectares.

Gopalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalwadi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 389.49 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 308
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gopalwadi is the 145th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 389.49 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gopalwadi

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

Gopalwadi lies about 118 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 11 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 Gopalwadi
Nearest town Chandauli 11 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 118 km

Villages closest to Gopalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalwadi village had a population of 597. That makes it the 145th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Gopalwadi village has 308 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalwadi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Gopalwadi covers 389.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalwadi falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalwadi is Chandauli Majhwar, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Gopalwadi.

Gopalwadi is about 118 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalwadi is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chandauli is about 11 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 11 km away. Gangapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpur (1.9 km), Mirzapur (4.1 km) and Jamgaon (5.1 km).

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

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