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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, 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 Pirpainti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 31 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 5.9 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 Kahalgaon 5.9 km
Nearest town Colgong 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 18 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 166. That makes it the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Gopalpur village has 87 males and 79 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Kahalgaon, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 31 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 Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 5.9 km away. Colgong is about 6.0 km away. Pirpainti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (3.5 km), Madhopur (3.8 km) and Nawada (6.5 km).

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

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