About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 302 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	853205
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	302
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	768
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 91st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Katareah, about 7.5 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	Katareah	7.5 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	10 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	23 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 534. That makes it the 91st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Gopalpur village has 302 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 853205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Katareah, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 23 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Katareah is about 7.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 9.4 km away. Colgong is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.