About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 770 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	1,426
Male Population	770
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
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 67th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

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 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 4.0 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	Dev Road Halt	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	8.7 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	19 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 1,426. That makes it the 67th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gopalpur village has 770 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gopalpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dev Road Halt, about 4.0 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 19 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 Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 4.0 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.